bienhechor
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish bienfechor, from or based on Late Latin benefactor (genitive singular benefactōris), from Latin bene (“well”) + factor (“doer”). Compare Portuguese benfeitor and the borrowed doublet benefactor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjeneˈt͡ʃoɾ/ [bje.neˈt͡ʃoɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: bien‧he‧chor
Noun
bienhechor m (plural bienhechores, feminine bienhechora, feminine plural bienhechoras)
- benefactor, welldoer
- Synonym: (obsolete) bienhacedor
- Antonym: malhechor
Related terms
- bien
- bienfacer (verb)
- hechor
Further reading
- “bienhechor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014