Portuguese

Noun

hermano m (plural hermanos, feminine hermana, feminine plural hermanas)

1. (Brazil, informal, colloquial) Argentinian

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish ermano, from Vulgar Latin germānus ‎(“brother"”), from Latin germānus ‎(“of a brother or sister”).

Noun

hermano m ‎(plural hermanos, feminine hermana)

1. brother
2. sibling

Usage notes

The noun hermano is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

Related terms

• hermana
• hermanable
• hermandad
• hermanar
• hermanastro
• hnos.

See also

• fray

Verb

hermano

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of hermanar.