querubín

See also: querubin, Querubin, and Querubín

Galician

Noun

querubín m (plural querubíns)

1. (religion) cherub (kind of angel)
2. (art) cherub (baby with wings)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cherubin, borrowed from Late Latin cherūbīm, plural of cherūb, from Ancient Greek χερούβ (kheroúb), from Hebrew כְּרוּב (kerúv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keɾuˈbin/ [ke.ɾuˈβ̞ĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: que‧ru‧bín

Noun

querubín m (plural querubines)

1. cherub

   Hypernym: ángel

Alternative forms

• querub (poetic)
• querube (poetic)

Related terms

• Querubín

 

See also

• serafín

 

Further reading

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