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privado

UK/pɹɪˈveɪdəʊ/

privado noun: a trusted friend; a confidant.

Noun

privado (plural privados or privadoes)

  1. (obsolete) A trusted friend; a confidant.
    • But Lanfrank, being a privado to the pope's projects […]might antedate this objection against Thomas , using it for the present as a rub to retard him1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)

Forms of privado

pluralprivados
pluralprivadoes

Origin of privado

Borrowed from Spanish privado, from Latin privatus.

Questions about privado

What does privado mean?
Privado means a trusted friend; a confidant.
What part of speech is privado?
Privado is a noun.
How do you pronounce privado?
Privado is pronounced /pɹɪˈveɪdəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of privado?
The plural of privado is privados.

Words near privado in the dictionary

  1. privacy coins
  2. privacy policies
  3. privacy policy
  4. privacy seal
  5. privacy seals
  6. privado
  7. privadoes
  8. privados
  9. Privas
  10. privat
  11. privat-docent

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