avuelo

Ladino

Alternative forms

• aguelo

Etymology

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

Noun

avuelo m (Latin spelling, plural avuelos)

1. (plural) ancestors
2. grandfather

   Synonyms: nono, papú, granpapa

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβwe.lo/

Noun

avuelo

1. grandfather
   • c.1230, Sacrificio de la Misa

     Abrán, nuestro avuelo de ondrada memoria, quando de la fazienda tornava con victoria, (...)

     Abraham, our grandfather of honourable memory, when he came back from the battle with victory

Descendants

• Spanish: abuelo (see there for further descendants)