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blanco.

white

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈblanko/[ˈblãŋ.ko]

  1. white

  2. white (of light skin)

  3. argent

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”). Found as early as the Cantar de Mio Cid. Compare Old High German blanch (“shining, bright, white”) (German blank), Old English blanc (“white, grey”), blanca (“white steed”). Cognate with English blank, Dutch blank, etc.

noun/ˈblanko/[ˈblãŋ.ko]

  1. white (color)

    masculine

  2. target, bullseye

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”). Found as early as the Cantar de Mio Cid. Compare Old High German blanch (“shining, bright, white”) (German blank), Old English blanc (“white, grey”), blanca (“white steed”). Cognate with English blank, Dutch blank, etc.

noun/ˈblanko/[ˈblãŋ.ko]

  1. a white person; a person of European descent

    masculine
    Por aquí no hay blancos en este pueblo.

  2. a person of any light-skinned group of people

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“white, bright, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”). Found as early as the Cantar de Mio Cid. Compare Old High German blanch (“shining, bright, white”) (German blank), Old English blanc (“white, grey”), blanca (“white steed”). Cognate with English blank, Dutch blank, etc.

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