ébano
See also: ebano
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ebanus, from Italian ebano influencing Latin (h)ebenus, ultimately from Egyptian.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ba.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ba.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.bɐ.nu/ [ˈɛ.βɐ.nu]
Noun
ébano m (plural ébanos)
- ebony (wood)
- ebony (tree)
- ebony (colour)
Derived terms
- ebanista
Adjective
ébano (feminine ébana, masculine plural ébanos, feminine plural ébanas)
- ebony (deep, dark black colour)
- Synonym: ebâneo
Further reading
- “ébano” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ebanus, from Italian ebano influencing Latin (h)ebenus, ultimately from Egyptian. Doublet of abenuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈebano/ [ˈe.β̞a.no]
- Rhymes: -ebano
- Syllabification: é‧ba‧no
Noun
ébano m (plural ébanos)
- ebony
- Synonym: abenuz
Derived terms
- ebanista
Descendants
- → Basque: ebano
- → Tagalog: ebano
Further reading
- “ébano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014