Spanish word

enano

Pronunciation

IPA/eˈnano/

Meaning

  • masculine noundwarf

Example

Conocí a un enano en la feria.

I met a dwarf at the fair.

Illustration for enano (dwarf)

More examples

No le llames enano, es ofensivo.

Don't call him a dwarf, it's offensive.

Core concept

A tiny person or something described as very small in a figurative sense.

Common phrases

  • ser un enano

    be a dwarf

  • llamar enano a alguien

    call someone a dwarf

Similar words

persona de baja estatura: Person with short stature, expressed politely or formally.
enanismo: Medical growth disorder that causes abnormally short stature.

Definition in Spanish

Persona de poca estatura; término aplicado tanto a individuos reales de baja estatura como a criaturas fantásticas y a expresiones figuradas de pequeñez.

Word origin

Derived from Latin nanus 'dwarf', via Old Spanish into modern enano.

Usage tips

  • Commonly used as both a noun and an adjective (agreeing in gender and number: enano, enana, enanos), and the diminutive enanito appears frequently in fairy tales.

Other meanings

  • little personnoun
  • dwarfishadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • enanitodwarflingnoun

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