enano

Ladino

Noun

enano m (Latin spelling, plural enanos)

1. dwarf

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos). Cognate with Portuguese anão. Compare English nano-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈnano/ [eˈna.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: e‧na‧no

Adjective

enano (feminine enana, masculine plural enanos, feminine plural enanas)

1. dwarf
2. pygmy

Noun

enano m (plural enanos, feminine enana, feminine plural enanas)

1. dwarf, midget
2. pygmy
3. (folklore, mythology, fantasy) dwarf

Derived terms

• canelo enano
• carpintero enano
• como un enano
• enanismo
• flamenco enano
• jabalí enano
• monto un circo y me crecen los enanos
• naranjo enano
• planeta enano
• radal enano

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: unano
• → Tagalog: unano

See also

• pigmeo m

 

Further reading

• “enano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10