préstamo

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin praestamum, from Latin praestō (“I provide”).

Noun

préstamo m (plural préstamos)

1. loan

   Synonym: crédito

2. (linguistics) loanword, foreign word, borrowing

Related terms

• prestamista
• prestar

References

• “préstamo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin praestamum, from Latin praestō (“to provide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾestamo/ [ˈpɾes.t̪a.mo]
• Rhymes: -estamo
• Syllabification: prés‧ta‧mo

Noun

préstamo m (plural préstamos)

1. loan

   Synonym: crédito

   pedir en préstamo ― to borrow

   El banco aprobó el préstamo que habíamos pedido.

   The bank came through with the loan we had requested.

2. (linguistics) loanword, borrowing

   Synonym: extranjerismo

Derived terms

• casa de préstamos
• préstamo a la gruesa

 

Related terms

• prestamista
• prestar

 

Further reading

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