africano

Asturian

Adjective

africano

1. neuter of africanu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese africano, borrowed from Latin āfricānus (“African”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afɾiˈkano/ [a.fɾiˈkɑ.nʊ]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: a‧fri‧ca‧no

Adjective

africano (feminine africana, masculine plural africanos, feminine plural africanas)

1. African

Noun

africano m (plural africanos, feminine africana, feminine plural africanas)

1. African

Related terms

• África

Further reading

• “africano” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.friˈka.no/

• Audio (female voice)

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• Audio (male voice)

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: a‧fri‧cà‧no

Adjective

africano (feminine africana, masculine plural africani, feminine plural africane)

1. African (of, from or relating to Africa)

Noun

africano m (plural africani, feminine africana)

1. African (native or inhabitant of Africa) (male or of unspecified gender)

Related terms

• Africa

Anagrams

• canforai, confarai

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aː.friˈkaː.noː/, [äːfrɪˈkäːnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.friˈka.no/, [äfriˈkäːno]

Adjective

āfricānō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āfricānus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese africano, borrowed from Latin āfricānus (“African”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese *africão, aflicão, an earlier borrowing

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.fɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.fɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.fɾiˈkɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɾiˈkɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɾiˈkɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɾiˈka.nu/

• Hyphenation: a‧fri‧ca‧no

• Audio (Brazil)

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Adjective

africano (feminine africana, masculine plural africanos, feminine plural africanas, not comparable)

1. African (of, or pertaining to Africa)

   Synonym: (literary) áfrico

Noun

africano m (plural africanos, feminine africana, feminine plural africanas)

1. African (person from Africa)

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āfricānus (“African”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afɾiˈkano/ [a.fɾiˈka.no]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: a‧fri‧ca‧no

Adjective

africano (feminine africana, masculine plural africanos, feminine plural africanas)

1. African (of or relating to Africa)

   Synonym: (poetic) áfrico

Noun

africano m (plural africanos, feminine africana, feminine plural africanas)

1. African (person)

Derived terms

• abubilla africana
• africanía
• africanismo
• africanista
• africanito
• africanizar
• alerce africano
• autillo africano
• baobab africano
• berenjena africana
• elefante africano
• perro salvaje africano
• tulipanero africano

 

Related terms

• África

 

Further reading

• “africano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014