orellano

See also: Orellano

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish oriella (“edge”) (compare Modern Spanish orilla) +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oɾeˈʝano/ [o.ɾeˈʝa.no] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /oɾeˈʎano/ [o.ɾeˈʎa.no] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /oɾeˈʃano/ [o.ɾeˈʃa.no] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /oɾeˈʒano/ [o.ɾeˈʒa.no] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -ano
Syllabification: o‧re‧lla‧no

Adjective

orellano (feminine orellana, masculine plural orellanos, feminine plural orellanas)

(archaic) remote, separated
Synonyms: apartado, remoto, retirado

Related terms

orilla

Further reading

“orellano”, 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