CONQUISTADOR


Meaning of CONQUISTADOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kän-ˈkēs-tə-ˌdȯr, kən- also ]

-ˈkwis-, -ˈkis- noun

( plural con·quis·ta·do·res (ˌ)kän-ˌkēs-tə-ˈdȯr-ēz, -ˈdȯr-ˌās, kən-; (ˌ)kän-ˌkwis-, -ˌkis- ; or con·quis·ta·dors )

Etymology: Spanish, ultimately from Latin conquirere

Date: 1830

: one that conquers ; specifically : a leader in the Spanish conquest of America and especially of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century

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