abuelo

Borrowed from Spanish abuelo.

abuélo

1. grandfather

• agüelo (eye dialect)

From Vulgar Latin *av(i)olum, ultimately from Latin avus.

• IPA^(key): /aˈbwelo/ [aˈβ̞we.lo]

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

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

The noun abuelo is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

• → Hiligaynon: abuélo
• → Papiamentu: welo

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