orellano

See also: Orellano

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish oriella (“edge”) (compare Modern Spanish orilla) +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /oɾeˈʝano/ [o.ɾeˈʝa.no]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /oɾeˈʎano/ [o.ɾeˈʎa.no]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oɾeˈʃano/ [o.ɾeˈʃa.no]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oɾeˈʒano/ [o.ɾeˈʒa.no]

Rhymes: -ano
Syllabification: o‧re‧lla‧no

Adjective

orellano (feminine orellana, masculine plural orellanos, feminine plural orellanas)

(archaic) remote, separated
Synonyms: apartado, remoto, retirado

Related terms

orilla

Further reading

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

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