ambrosiano

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ambrosiānus, from Ambrosius (“Ambrose”). By surface analysis, Ambrosio (archaic form for “Ambrose”) +‎ -iano (“-ian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am.broˈzja.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: am‧bro‧sià‧no

Adjective

ambrosiano (feminine ambrosiana, masculine plural ambrosiani, feminine plural ambrosiane)

1. Ambrosian (pertaining to St. Ambrose, 4th century bishop of Milan and patron saint of the city)
2. Milanese, relating to Milan

   Synonyms: meneghino, milanese

Noun

ambrosiano m (plural ambrosiani, feminine ambrosiana)

1. native or inhabitant of Milan (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonyms: meneghino, milanese

Related terms

• Ambrogio

Anagrams

• biasmarono

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bɾo.ziˈɐ̃.nu/ [ɐ̃.bɾo.zɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.bɾoˈzjɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bɾo.ziˈɐ̃.nu/ [ɐ̃.bɾo.zɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.bɾoˈzjɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bɾo.ziˈɐ.no/ [ɐ̃.bɾo.zɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.bɾoˈzjɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bɾuˈzjɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bɾuˈzjɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bɾuˈzja.nu/

• Hyphenation: am‧bro‧si‧a‧no

Adjective

ambrosiano (feminine ambrosiana, masculine plural ambrosianos, feminine plural ambrosianas)

1. (Roman Catholicism) Ambrosian (relating to Saint Ambrose)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ambɾoˈsjano/ [ãm.bɾoˈsja.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: am‧bro‧sia‧no

Adjective

ambrosiano (feminine ambrosiana, masculine plural ambrosianos, feminine plural ambrosianas)

1. Ambrosian

Further reading

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