pompeyano
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin Pompeiānus.
Adjective
pompeyano (feminine pompeyana, masculine plural pompeyanos, feminine plural pompeyanas)
- of, from or relating to the city of Pompei near Naples, Campania, Italy, site of famous Roman ruins, or the ancient ruined city itself
- 2015 October 10, “Los muertos de Pompeya se confiesan”, in El País[1]:
- La explicación es que los antiguos pompeyanos debían tener una dieta muy buena, con muy pocos azúcares.
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Noun
pompeyano m (plural pompeyanos, feminine pompeyana, feminine plural pompeyanas)
- native or inhabitant of the city of Pompei near Naples, Campania, Italy, site of famous Roman ruins, or the ancient ruined city itself (usually male)
Related terms
Further reading
- “pompeyano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024