africano

Adjective

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

1. African

Noun

africano m (plural africanos)

1. African

Adjective

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

1. African

Noun

africano m (plural africani, feminine africana)

1. African

Related terms

• Africa

Anagrams

• canforai, confarai

Adjective

āfricānō

1. dative masculine singular of āfricānus
2. dative neuter singular of āfricānus
3. ablative masculine singular of āfricānus
4. ablative neuter singular of āfricānus

Etymology

From Old Portuguese africano, borrowed from Latin āfricānus (“African”). Displaced Old Portuguese *africão, aflicão.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɾi.ˈkɐ.nu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.fɾi.ˈkɐ.nu/
• Hyphenation: a‧fri‧ca‧no

Adjective

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

1. African (of, or pertaining to Africa)

Noun

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

1. African (person from Africa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afɾiˈkano/

Adjective

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

1. African (of, or pertaining to Africa)

   Synonym: áfrico (poetic)

Noun

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

1. African (person)

Further reading

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