benito
See also: Benito
Esperanto
Noun
benito (accusative singular beniton, plural benitoj, accusative plural benitojn)
- singular past nominal passive participle of beni
Spanish
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin benedictus, from Latin benedico. Compare the semi-learned doublet bendito, as well as Old Spanish bendicho. Compare also Portuguese bento.
Noun
benito m (plural benitos)
- Benedictine monk
Related terms
- bendecir
- bendito
- Benito
Further reading
- “benito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014