bilagáana
Navajo
/pɪ̀lɑ̀kɑ̂ːnɑ̀/
noun
Definitions
- white man, Anglo, Caucasian, American (an early Navajo term for Americans)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian americano (male American, American).
Origin
Spanish
americano
Gloss
male American, American
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- americano English
- América Spanish, Castilian
- afroamericano Spanish, Castilian
- americanidad Spanish, Castilian
- americanismo Spanish, Castilian
- americanista Spanish, Castilian
- americanizar Spanish, Castilian
- americano Spanish, Castilian
- angloamericano Spanish, Castilian
- antiamericano Spanish, Castilian
- centroamericano Spanish, Castilian
- hispanoamericano Spanish, Castilian
- italoamericano Spanish, Castilian
- panamericanismo Spanish, Castilian
- panamericano Spanish, Castilian
- proamericano Spanish, Castilian
- Pölakaana Hopi