ángelus

See also: angelus, Angelus, angélus, and ângelus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angelus Dominī (literally “the Lord's angel”), the prayer's opening words.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanxelus/ [ˈãŋ.xe.lus]
• Rhymes: -anxelus
• Syllabification: án‧ge‧lus

Noun

ángelus m (plural ángelus)

1. (Roman Catholicism) Angelus

   Synonym: avemaría

Related terms

• ángel

 

Further reading

• “ángelus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014