abuelo

From Spanish abuelo.

• IPA^(key): /aˈbwelo/, [aˈbwe.lo]
• Hyphenation: a‧bue‧lo

abuelo

1. (Zamboangueño) grandfather

   Synonyms: (Caviteño) lolo, (Ternateño) agüelo

• abuela

Borrowed from Spanish abuelo.

abuélo

1. grandfather

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• agüelo (eye dialect)

Inherited from Old Spanish avuelo, from Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus.

• IPA^(key): /aˈbwelo/ [aˈβ̞we.lo]

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• IPA^(key): (dialectal) /aˈwelo/ [aˈwe.lo], /aˈɡwelo/ [aˈɣ̞we.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: a‧bue‧lo

abuelo m (plural abuelos, feminine abuela, feminine plural abuelas)

1. grandfather

   Su abuelo es simpático.

   His grandfather is nice.

2. (colloquial, endearing) an elderly person
3. loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up

   Synonym: tolano

• Chavacano: abuelo
• → Hiligaynon: abuélo
• → Papiamentu: welo

• “abuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28