spagnolo

See also: Spagnolo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spagna (Spain) +‎ -olo (derivative suffix), possibly also from Old Occitan espaignol, from a Vulgar Latin *Hispāniolus, from Latin Hispānus. Compare French espagnol, Portuguese espanhol, Spanish español. Doublet of épagneul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spaɲˈɲɔ.lo/[1]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: Spagnolo
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: spa‧gnò‧lo

Adjective

spagnolo (feminine spagnola, masculine plural spagnoli, feminine plural spagnole)

  1. Spanish

Noun

spagnolo m (plural spagnoli, feminine spagnola)

  1. Spaniard
  2. (in the plural) the Spanish (people)

Noun

spagnolo m (uncountable)

  1. Spanish (language)
    Synonym: castigliano

Descendants

  • Romanian: spaniol (along with French espagnol)

References

  1. ^ spagnolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)