abadengo
Spanish, adjective/abaˈdenɡo/
abadengo is spelled A-B-A-D-E-N-G-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 126,596th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abadengo is a Spanish adjective meaning “abbatial, of an abbot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Propio de, relativo a o perteneciente a un abad o abadesa”.
What does abadengo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
abbatial, of an abbot
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio de, relativo a o perteneciente a un abad o abadesa 2. Que posee terrenos o bienes de esta clase
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abadengo
- abadenga feminine
- abadengos masculine plural
- abadengas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abadengo?
- /abaˈdenɡo/
- [a.β̞aˈð̞ẽŋ.ɡo]
- [aβ̞aˈð̞ẽŋgo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abadengo in Spanish?
abadengo appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).