guanche
See also: Guanche and guànchè
Spanish
Etymology
From Guanche guanchinet, from guan (“person”) + Chinet (“Tenerife”), referring originally to Tenerife island inhabitants.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwant͡ʃe/ [ˈɡwãnʲ.t͡ʃe]
- Rhymes: -antʃe
- Syllabification: guan‧che
Noun
guanche m or f by sense (plural guanches)
- (demonym) Guanche (ancient inhabitant of the Canary Islands)
Noun
guanche m (uncountable)
- (languages) Guanche language
Further reading
- “guanche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014