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conquistador

conquistador

English

Noun

conquistador (plural conquistadors or conquistadores)

  1. A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs

French

Etymology

From Spanish

Noun

conquistador m (plural conquistadors)

  1. conquistador

Portuguese

Noun

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

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

Spanish

Etymology

From conquistar (to conquer) + -dor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koŋ.kis.tɑˈdoɾ/

Adjective

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

  1. conquering; winning

Noun

conquistador m (plural conquistadores, feminine conquistadora)

  1. conqueror, conquistador
  2. (clarification of this Spanish definition is being sought) (figuratively) a beau
  3. (figuratively) a womanizer

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