venado
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin vēnātus (whence English venison).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
venado m (plural venados)
- venison
- (Latin America) deer, stag
- Synonym: ciervo
- (colloquial) cuckold, deceived husband or partner
- Synonym: cornudo
- (Caribbean) deerskin
- (Caribbean) whore, prostitute
- Synonym: prostituta
- (Andes) contraband
- Synonym: contrabando
Usage notes edit
- Venado may be considered more formal than ciervo when referring to a deer.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “venado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014