lozano

See also: Lozano

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from loza, or from Latin lautus or alternatively from a Proto-Germanic *laus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /loˈθano/ [loˈθa.no]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /loˈsano/ [loˈsa.no]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: lo‧za‧no

Adjective

lozano (feminine lozana, masculine plural lozanos, feminine plural lozanas)

  1. fresh; lush; verdant (said of landscapes, trees, forests etc.)
    • 1834, Esteban Echeverría, La melodia:
      Pasaba como un sueño delicioso y risueño mi juventud lozana
      My verdant youth went by like a delicious smiley dream
    • 1875, Benito Pérez Galdós, El equipaje del Rey José, section 21:
      Las altas montañas y los verdes prados se aclaraban, disipada la niebla que los cubría, mostrando su lozano verdor, compuesto de mil y mil hojuelas húmedas, que tiritaban al roce del pasajero viento
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    • 1999, Osvaldo Bayer, En camino al paraíso:
      flores silvestres y pensamientos lozanos de libertad
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    • 2012, Luis Guillermo Baptiste, Ingrid Johanna Bolívar, Alberto G Flórezmalagón, El poder de la carne:
      las lozanas y viciosas praderas
      the lush and abundant meadows
  2. healthy-looking
  3. bushy
    pelo lozanobushy hair
    un bigote lozanoa bushy moustache
    un mejillón lozanoa hairy mussel

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