abano

Etymology

From Spanish habano.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧no

Noun

abano

1. a Havana cigar
2. the wrapper of such cigar

Etymology

Probably from a- + Latin vannus (“winnowing basket”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβano̝/

Noun

abano m (plural abanos)

1. fan (hand-held device waved back and forth in order to move air or cool oneself)

   Synonyms: abanador, abanico

2. the act of waving (moving something back and forth repeatedly)

References

• “abano” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “abano” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “abano” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology

From Spanish habano.

Noun

abáno

1. a cigar made by machinery

Etymology

From a- + Latin vannus (“winnowing basket”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈbɐ.nu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈbɐ.no/
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧no

Noun

abano m (plural abanos)

1. fan (hand-held device waved back and forth in order to move air or cool oneself)

   Synonyms: abanador, flabelo, leque, ventarola

2. the act of waving (moving something back and forth repeatedly)

Verb

abano

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of abanar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbano/, [aˈβano]
• Homophone: habano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese abano.

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

External links

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