huérfano

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈw̝eɾfano/ [ˈw̝eɾ.fa.no]

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• Rhymes: -eɾfano
• Syllabification: huér‧fa‧no

Adjective

huérfano (feminine huérfana, masculine plural huérfanos, feminine plural huérfanas)

1. orphan

Derived terms

• medicamento huérfano
• obra huérfana

 

Noun

huérfano m (plural huérfanos, feminine huérfana, feminine plural huérfanas)

1. orphan

Related terms

• orfanato

 

Further reading

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