CONQUISTADOR


Meaning of CONQUISTADOR in English

[ kɒn'kwɪstədɔ: , -'kɪst- ]

■ noun ( plural ~es -'dɔ:reɪz or ~s ) any of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico or Peru in the 16th century.

Origin

C19: from Sp.

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