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conquistador
conquistador
English
Noun
conquistador (plural conquistadors or conquistadores)
- 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
Portuguese
Noun
conquistador m (plural conquistadores, feminine conquistadora, feminine plural conquistadoras)
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)
Noun
conquistador m (plural conquistadores, feminine conquistadora)
- conqueror, conquistador
- (clarification of this Spanish definition is being sought) (figuratively) a beau
- (figuratively) a womanizer
Related terms
- conquista
- conquistable
- conquistar