Spanish

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Etymology

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From Arabic.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abiˈsinjo/ [a.β̞iˈsi.njo]
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  • Rhymes: -injo
  • Syllabification: a‧bi‧si‧nio

Adjective

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abisinio (feminine abisinia, masculine plural abisinios, feminine plural abisinias)

  1. Abyssinian

Noun

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abisinio m (plural abisinios, feminine abisinia, feminine plural abisinias)

  1. Abyssinian
  2. Abyssinian cat (can be lowercase or capitalized)
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References

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  1. ^ Corriente, Federico (2019 March 11) “Boletín de información lingüística de la Real Academia Española”, in NOTAS A LOS ARABISMOS Y OTROS «EXOTISMOS» EN DLE 2014[1] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy, archived from the original on 17 December 2020

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