monago
Old Leonese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin monachus. Attested in a Leonese document dating to 980 CE.[1]
Noun edit
monago m (plural monagos)
References edit
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “monje”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 128
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from monaguillo, with subtraction of diminutive -illo.
Noun edit
monago m (plural monagos)
- altar boy, acolyte
- Synonyms: acólito, monaguillo
Further reading edit
- “monago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014