conquistador

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish conquistador. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (General American) /kənˈkistədɔɹ/, /kənˈkwɪstədɔɹ/ === Noun === conquistador (plural conquistadors or conquistadores) A conqueror, but especially one of the Spanish soldiers that invaded Central and South America otherwise known as the doorways to the new world, in the 16th century and defeated the Incas and Aztecs. ==== Derived terms ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === From conquistar +‎ -dor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kuŋ.kis.təˈðu] IPA(key): (Balearic) [koŋ.kis.təˈðo] IPA(key): (Central) [kuŋ.kis.təˈðo] IPA(key): (Valencia) [koŋ.kis.taˈðoɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [koŋ.kis.taˈðo] === Noun === conquistador m (plural conquistadors, feminine conquistadora, feminine plural conquistadores) (historical) conquistador conqueror Synonym: conqueridor conquistador de dones ― lady-killer === Further reading === “conquistador”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish conquistador. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.kis.ta.dɔʁ/ === Noun === conquistador m (plural conquistadors) conquistador === Further reading === “conquistador”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish conquistador (“conquistador”, literally “conqueror”). === Noun === conquistador (plural conquistador-conquistador) (historical) conquistador === Further reading === “conquistador”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From conquistar + -dor. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: con‧quis‧ta‧dor === Noun === conquistador m (plural conquistadores, feminine conquistadora, feminine plural conquistadoras) conqueror (someone who conquers) womanizer (habitual seducer of women) === Adjective === conquistador (feminine conquistadora, masculine plural conquistadores, feminine plural conquistadoras, comparable, comparative mais conquistador, superlative o mais conquistador or conquistadoríssimo) conquering winning === Further reading === “conquistador”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “conquistador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From conquistar (“to conquer”) + -dor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /konkistaˈdoɾ/ [kõŋ.kis.t̪aˈð̞oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: con‧quis‧ta‧dor === Adjective === conquistador (feminine conquistadora, masculine plural conquistadores, feminine plural conquistadoras) conquering; winning === Noun === conquistador m (plural conquistadores, feminine conquistadora, feminine plural conquistadoras) conqueror, conquistador (figuratively) womanizer ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “conquistador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish conquistador. Attested since 1845. === Noun === conquistador c (historical) a conquistador ==== Declension ==== === References === “conquistador”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “conquistador”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)