Polyglot Dictionary

hermano

/eɾˈmano/

el noun A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los hermanos

Meaning

  1. brother

    • Tengo un hermano mayor.

      I have an older brother.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

compadre

Close in casual speech — hermano ("brother") is also used colloquially to mean "pal/buddy," like compadre.

Similar in other languages

French

frère

frère is the French word for the same thing — both mean "brother."

Portuguese

irmão

irmão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brother."

Practice

1 What does hermano mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tengo un ___ mayor.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hermano?

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