Líbano

See also: libano and Libano

Galician

Proper noun

Líbano m

1. Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Derived terms

• libanés

Portuguese

Líbano

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Libanus, from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos), from a Semitic source.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ba.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ba.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ba.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bɐ.nu/ [ˈli.βɐ.nu]

• Hyphenation: Lí‧ba‧no

Proper noun

Líbano m

1. Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

   Synonym: República Libanesa

Derived terms

• libanês

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Libanus, from Ancient Greek Λίβανος (Líbanos), from a Semitic source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlibano/ [ˈli.β̞a.no]

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• Rhymes: -ibano
• Syllabification: Lí‧ba‧no

Proper noun

Líbano m

1. Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Usage notes

• The definite article frequently precedes Lebanon's exonym in Spanish (i.e. el Líbano), much more often than not.

Derived terms

• cedro del Líbano
• libanés

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• albino, bolina, lobina