abuelo

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abuelo.

Noun

abuélo

grandfather

Spanish

Alternative forms

agüelo (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈbwelo/ [aˈβ̞we.lo]
- Audio (Colombia) (file)
- Syllabification: a‧bue‧lo
IPA^(key): (dialectal) /aˈwelo/ [aˈwe.lo], /aˈɡwelo/ [aˈɣ̞we.lo]
Rhymes: -elo

Noun

abuelo m (plural abuelos, feminine abuela, feminine plural abuelas)

grandfather
Su abuelo es simpático.
His grandfather is nice.
(colloquial, endearing) an elderly person
loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
Synonym: tolano

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Hiligaynon: abuélo
→ Papiamentu: welo

References

Further reading

“abuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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