abisinio

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abiˈsinjo/ [a.β̞iˈsi.njo]
  • Rhymes: -injo
  • Syllabification: a‧bi‧si‧nio

Adjective

abisinio (feminine abisinia, masculine plural abisinios, feminine plural abisinias)

  1. Abyssinian

Noun

abisinio m (plural abisinios, feminine abisinia, feminine plural abisinias)

  1. Abyssinian
  2. Abyssinian cat (can be lowercase or capitalized)

References
  1. Corriente, Federico (2019-03-11), “Boletín de información lingüística de la Real Academia Española”, in NOTAS A LOS ARABISMOS Y OTROS «EXOTISMOS» EN DLE 2014‎ (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy

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