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efebo

Spanish, noun/eˈfebo/

efebo is spelled E-F-E-B-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 145,755th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Efebo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ephebe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Adolescente u hombre joven de aspecto agradable, grácil y delicado”.

What does efebo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineephebe

  2. 2

    masculinekid, adolescent, young man

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Adolescente u hombre joven de aspecto agradable, grácil y delicado. 2. En la antigua Atenas, adolescente que, cumplido los 18 años, era admitido al servicio militar e inscrito como ciudadano.

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 efebo

  • efebos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce efebo?

  • /eˈfebo/
  • [eˈfe.β̞o]
  • [eˈfeβ̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to efebo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is efebo in Spanish?

efebo appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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