adelantado

a·de·lan·ta·do

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ad-l-ahn-tah-doh; Spanish ah-th e-lahn-tah-th aw]
- /ˌæd l ɑnˈtɑ doʊ; Spanish ˌɑ ðɛ lɑnˈtɑ ðɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ad-l-ahn-tah-doh; Spanish ah-th e-lahn-tah-th aw]
- /ˌæd l ɑnˈtɑ doʊ; Spanish ˌɑ ðɛ lɑnˈtɑ ðɔ/

Definitions of adelantado word

noun adelantado a military title given to Conquistadors allowing the bearer the right to become governor or justice of a region 3
noun plural adelantado a governor of a province in Spain or of a Spanish colonial province. 1
noun plural adelantado any of the early explorers, conquerors, or colonizers in Spanish America. 1
noun adelantado A governor of a province; a commander. 1

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Origin of adelantado

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45, Americanism; < Spanish, noun use of past participle of adelantar to go forward, derivative of adelante in front (a- (< Latin ad- ad-) + delante before, for denante < Late Latin dē in ante)

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Parts of speech for Adelantado

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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adelantado popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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