afgano

From Persian افغان (afġân, “Afghan”).

• IPA^(key): /afˈɡano/

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: af‧ga‧no

afgano (accusative singular afganon, plural afganoj, accusative plural afganojn)

1. an Afghan person

afgano (feminine afgana, masculine plural afgani, feminine plural afgane)

1. alternative spelling of afghano

afgano m (plural afgani, feminine afgana)

1. alternative spelling of afghano

Likely from Classical Persian افغان (afġān, “Afghan”), from Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano), though exact derivation is unclear. See Afghan for more.

• IPA^(key): /afˈɡano/ [avˈɣ̞a.no]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: af‧ga‧no

afgano (feminine afgana, masculine plural afganos, feminine plural afganas)

1. Afghan (of, from or relating to Afghanistan)

afgano m (plural afganos, feminine afgana, feminine plural afganas)

1. Afghan (native or inhabitant of Afghanistan) (usually male)

• “afgano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025