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conquistador

/kənˈkistədɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
con-quis-ta-dor
IPA
/kənˈkistədɔɹ/
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish conquistar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Spanish -dor Spanish conquistadorbor. English conquistador Borrowed from Spanish conquistador.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kənˈkistədɔɹ/

Inflected Forms

conquistadors (plural) conquistadores (plural)

Derived Forms

conquistadorial

Questions

How do you pronounce conquistador?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈkistədɔɹ/.
What does conquistador mean?
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.
Where does conquistador come from?
Etymology tree Spanish conquistar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Spanish -dor Spanish conquistadorbor. English conquistador Borrowed from Spanish conquistador.

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