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real

4 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/reˈal/[reˈal]

  1. real

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālislbor. Spanish real Borrowed from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”).

noun/reˈal/[reˈal]

  1. true friend, best friend

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālislbor. Spanish real Borrowed from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”).

intj/reˈal/[reˈal]

  1. true

    colloquial · informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālislbor. Spanish real Borrowed from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”).

adj/reˈal/[reˈal]

  1. royal, regal

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin rēgālis Spanish real Inherited from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”), from rēx. Cognate with English regal and royal.

noun/reˈal/[reˈal]

  1. real (unit of currency)

    masculine

  2. a quarter of a peseta

    Spain · colloquial · historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin rēgālis Spanish real Inherited from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”), from rēx. Cognate with English regal and royal.

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