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From Ancient Greek σπανός (spanós), possibly through a Vulgar Latin intermediate *spanus. Compare Aromanian spãn. Compare also Calabrian and Sicilian spanu, which may have been come directly from Greek.

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spân m or n (feminine singular spână, masculine plural spâni, feminine and neuter plural spâne)

  1. hairless, glabrous
  2. unable to grow facial hair

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