ejemplo

Meaning

  1. (masculine) example
  2. (masculine) instance

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
e‧jem‧plo
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eˈxemplo/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish exemplo, enxemplo, enxiemplo, borrowed from Latin exemplum, with a “native” Old Spanish value of the letter x, /ʃ/, instead of /ks/, cf. ejército. First attested in the Poem of the Cid, early 13th century. Compare Catalan exemple and Galician exemplo.

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