escribano
escribano noun: a clerk; a scrivener.
Noun
escribano (plural escribanos)
- A clerk; a scrivener.
- They robbed a gentleman and ill-treated him, but his brother, who was an escribano, was soon upon their trail, and had them arrested; but he wanted some one to identify them, and it chanced that they had stopped to drink water at my stall […]1843, George Borrow, The Bible in Spain, London: Cassell and Company, Ltd.
Proper noun capitalized: Escribano
Escribano (plural Escribanos)
- A surname from Spanish.
Forms of escribano
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | escribanos |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Escribanos |
Origin of escribano
Borrowed from Spanish escribano. Doublet of scrivener and scrivano.
Borrowed from Spanish Escribano.
Questions about escribano
- What does escribano mean?
- Escribano means a clerk; a scrivener.
- What part of speech is escribano?
- Escribano can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of escribano?
- The plural of escribano is escribanos.
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