bisabuelo

Spanish

Etymology

From bis- +‎ abuelo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bisaˈbwelo/ [bi.saˈβ̞we.lo]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -elo
Syllabification: bi‧sa‧bue‧lo

Noun

bisabuelo m (plural bisabuelos, feminine bisabuela, feminine plural bisabuelas)

great-grandfather (great-grandmother for the feminine form)
(usually in the plural) great-grandparent (either a great-grandmother or a great-grandfather)

Descendants

→ Papiamentu: bisawelo

See also

bisnieto

Further reading

“bisabuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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