conquistador

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish conquistador.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈkistədɔɹ/, IPA(key): /kənˈkwɪstədɔɹ/
  • Audio (US, Northern California)(file)

Noun

conquistador (plural conquistadors or conquistadores)

  1. A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs.

Catalan

Etymology

From conquistar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [kuŋ.kis.təˈðo]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [koŋ.kis.təˈðo]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [koŋ.kis.taˈðoɾ]

Noun

conquistador m (plural conquistadors, feminine conquistadora)

  1. (historical) conquistador
  2. conqueror
    Synonym: conqueridor
    conquistador de dones ― lady-killer

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish conquistador.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.kis.ta.dɔʁ/

Noun

conquistador m (plural conquistadors)

  1. conquistador

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From conquistar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.kis.taˈdoʁ/ [kõ.kis.taˈdoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.kis.taˈdoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.kiʃ.taˈdoʁ/ [kõ.kiʃ.taˈdoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.kis.taˈdoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.kiʃ.tɐˈdoɾ/ [kõ.kiʃ.tɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.kiʃ.tɐˈdo.ɾi/ [kõ.kiʃ.tɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: con‧quis‧ta‧dor

Noun

conquistador m (plural conquistadores, feminine conquistadora, feminine plural conquistadoras)

  1. conqueror (someone who conquers)
  2. womanizer (habitual seducer of women)

Adjective

conquistador (feminine conquistadora, masculine plural conquistadores, feminine plural conquistadoras, comparable, comparative mais conquistador, superlative o mais conquistador or conquistadoríssimo)

  1. conquering
  2. winning

Spanish

Etymology

From conquistar (“to conquer”) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /konkistaˈdoɾ/ [kõŋ.kis.t̪aˈð̞oɾ]
  • Audio (Chile):(file)
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧quis‧ta‧dor

Adjective

conquistador (feminine conquistadora, masculine plural conquistadores, feminine plural conquistadoras)

  1. conquering; winning

Noun

conquistador m (plural conquistadores, feminine conquistadora, feminine plural conquistadoras)

  1. conqueror, conquistador
  2. (figuratively) womanizer

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish conquistador. Attested since 1845.

Noun

conquistador c

  1. (historical) a conquistador

Declension
Declension of conquistador 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative conquistador conquistadoren conquistadorer conquistadorerna
Genitive conquistadors conquistadorens conquistadorers conquistadorernas

References
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