guanche
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Guanche guanchinet, from guan (“person”) + Chinet (“Tenerife”), referring originally to Tenerife island inhabitants.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
guanche m or f by sense (plural guanches)
- Guanche (ancient inhabitant of the Canary Islands)
Noun edit
guanche m (uncountable)
- Guanche (language)
Further reading edit
- “guanche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014