abano

See also: abanó, abaño, and abañó

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish habano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbano/ [ʔɐˈba.n̪o]
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧no

Noun

abano (Badlit spelling ᜀᜊᜈᜓ)

1. a Havana cigar
2. the wrapper of such cigar

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbano/ [aˈβ̞a.nʊ]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧no

Etymology 1

Probably from a- + Latin vannus (“winnowing basket”).^[1]

Noun

abano m (plural abanos)

1. fan (hand-held device waved back and forth in order to move air or cool oneself)

   Synonyms: abanador, abanico

2. the act of waving (moving something back and forth repeatedly)

Derived terms

• abanar
• abanicar
• baneiro

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abano”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abano”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abano”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

1. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “abano”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2

Verb

abano

1. first-person singular present indicative of abanar

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish habano.

Noun

abáno

1. a cigar made by machinery

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabano]
• Hyphenation: aba‧no

Noun

abano (uncountable)

1. Sterculia foetida.

   Synonyms: jangkang, kelumpang, kepuh

Further reading

• “abano” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Maranao

Etymology

From Spanish habano.

Noun

abano

1. cigar

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ Latin vannus (“winnowing basket”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɐ.nu/ [ɐˈβɐ.nu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɐ.nu/ [ɐˈβɐ.nu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈba.nu/ [ɐˈβa.nu]

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧no

Noun

abano m (plural abanos)

1. fan (hand-held device waved back and forth in order to move air or cool oneself)

   Synonyms: abanador, flabelo, leque, ventarola

2. the act of waving (moving something back and forth repeatedly)

Alternative forms

• avano (archaic)

Derived terms

• abanico (diminutive), abaninho (diminutive)
• abanão (augmentative)
• abanos

Related terms

• abanação
• abanadela
• abanado
• abanador
• abanadora
• abanadura
• abanamento
• abanante
• abanão
• abanar
• abaneiro

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: abano

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abano

1. first-person singular present indicative of abanar

Further reading

• “abano”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbano/ [aˈβ̞a.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧no
• Homophone: habano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese abano. Cognate with English fan.

Noun

abano m (plural abanos)

1. ceiling fan

   Synonyms: abanico, ventilador

2. fly-chaser (tool to chase flies from an area)

Derived terms

• abanico
• abanillo

 

Related terms

• abanar

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: vano

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abano

1. first-person singular present indicative of abanar

Further reading

• “abano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10