spagnolo

See also: Spagnolo

Italian

Alternative forms

• spagnuolo (dated or literary)

Etymology

From Spagna (“Spain”) +‎ -olo (“derivative suffix”), possibly also from Old Occitan espaignol, from a Vulgar Latin *Hispāniolus, from Latin Hispānus. Compare French espagnol, Portuguese espanhol, Spanish español. Doublet of épagneul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spaɲˈɲɔ.lo/

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• Homophone: Spagnolo
• Rhymes: -ɔlo
• Hyphenation: spa‧gnò‧lo

Adjective

spagnolo (feminine spagnola, masculine plural spagnoli, feminine plural spagnole)

1. Spanish

Noun

spagnolo m (plural spagnoli, feminine spagnola)

1. Spaniard
2. (in the plural) the Spanish (people)

Noun

spagnolo m (uncountable)

1. Spanish (language)

   Synonym: castigliano

Related terms

• Spagna
• spagnola
• spagnoleggiare
• spagnolesco
• spagnoletta
• spagnolismo

Descendants

• → Romanian: spaniol (along with French espagnol)