hermano

Borrowed from Spanish hermano. Doublet of irmão and germano.

hermano m (plural hermanos, feminine hermana, feminine plural hermanas)

1. (Brazil, informal, colloquial) Argentinian

• IPA^(key): /eɾˈmano/ [eɾˈma.no]

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: her‧ma‧no

From Old Spanish ermano, from Vulgar Latin *germānus (“brother”), from Latin germānus (“of a brother or sister”). Compare English germane.

hermano m (plural hermanos, feminine hermana, feminine plural hermanas)

1. brother
   • 1970, Atahualpa Yupanqui (lyrics), “Los Hermanos”, performed by Atahualpa Yupanqui:

     Yo tengo tantos hermanos / Que no los puedo contar / Y una novia muy hermosa / Que se llama Libertad

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2. sibling
3. bro

The noun hermano 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.

• fray

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

hermano

1. first-person singular present indicative of hermanar

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