Spanish word

granadino

Pronunciation

IPA/gɾanaˈðino/

Meaning

  • masculine nounperson from Granada

Example

Mi mejor amigo es granadino.

My best friend is a person from Granada.

Illustration for granadino (person from Granada)

More examples

Hice amistad con un granadino en la universidad.

I made friends with a Granadan at university.

Core concept

Native or inhabitant of Granada.

Common phrases

  • hacer amistad con un granadino

    make friends with a Granadan

  • vivir con un granadino

    live with a Granadan

Similar words

andaluz: Person from Andalusia, the southern Spanish region.
español: Person from Spain.
nativo: Person born and raised in a particular place.
habitante: Person who lives in a place regardless of birthplace.

Definition in Spanish

Denominación para la persona procedente de Granada, usada tanto para nativos como para habitantes.

Word origin

The demonym derives from Granada plus the suffix -ino (from Latin -inus), where -ino marks belonging and forms names for people from a place.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English demonyms, Spanish gentilic adjectives are not capitalized and must agree in gender and number, so use granadina for a woman and granadinos for a group.

Other meanings

  • from Granadaadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • granadinawoman from Granadanoun

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