Portuguese

Noun

almirante m (plural almirantes)

1. admiral (all senses)
2. flag officer

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish amirate (interpreted as a present participle with the suffix -ante and influenced by the Arabic article ال ‎(al-)), from Medieval Latin amiratus, from Byzantine Greek ἀμιράς, ἀμιράδος ‎(amirás, amirádos), from Arabic أَمِير ‎(ʾamīr, “commander, prince”), in particular أَمِير الْبَحْر ‎(ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”).

Noun

almirante m ‎(plural almirantes)

1. admiral