Masculine
Meaning
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- (masculine) some, any
- (masculine) any (used for emphasis)
- (masculine) various
Concepts
Synonyms
los demás
los otros
los restantes
o alguna
Frequency
Hyphenated as
al‧gu‧no
Pronounced as (IPA)
/alˈɡuno/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *alicunus, from Latin alĭquis (“someone”) + unus (“one”). Cognate with French aucun, Italian alcuno, Galician algún, Portuguese algum.
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