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abanico.

fan (hand-held device)

7 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/abaˈniko/[a.β̞aˈni.ko]

  1. fan (hand-held device)

    masculine

  2. range, rainbow (selection, array)

    figuratively · masculine

  3. fan (“ventilator”)

    Venezuela · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Proto-Italic *watnosder.? Latin vannus Portuguese abanobor. Spanish abano Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icusbor. ▲ Ladino -ikoinflu. ▲ Spanish -itoinflu. Spanish -ico Spanish abanico From abano (“ceiling fan”) + -ico (diminutive suffix), from Portuguese abano.

verb/abaˈniko/[a.β̞aˈni.ko]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of abanicar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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