veterano
Spanish, noun/beteˈɾano/
veterano is spelled V-E-T-E-R-A-N-O (8 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,811th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Veterano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “veteran” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does veterano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
veteran
noun
- 1
masculineveteran
- 2
masculinethe orange-cheeked waxbill, Estrilda melpoda
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Aplícase a los militares que por haber servido mucho tiempo están expertos en las cosas de su profesión. 2. Antiguo y experimentado en cualquier profesión o ejercicio. 3. De edad avanzada, senil.
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 veterano
- veterana feminine
- veteranos masculine plural
- veteranas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce veterano?
- /beteˈɾano/
- [be.t̪eˈɾa.no]
- [bet̪eˈɾano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to veterano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is veterano in Spanish?
veterano appears 5.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).