préstamo
Galician
Etymology
From Late Latin praestamum, from Latin praestō (“I provide”).
Noun
préstamo m (plural préstamos)
Related terms
References
- “préstamo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin praestamum, from Latin praestō (“to provide”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾestamo/ [ˈpɾes.t̪a.mo]
- Rhymes: -estamo
- Syllabification: prés‧ta‧mo
Noun
préstamo m (plural préstamos)
- loan
- Synonym: crédito
- pedir en préstamo ― to borrow
- El banco aprobó el préstamo que habíamos pedido.
- The bank came through with the loan we had requested.
- (linguistics) loanword, borrowing
- Synonym: extranjerismo
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “préstamo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024