xénero

Galician

Alternative forms

• género (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin genus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛneɾo/ [ˈʃɛ.ne.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛneɾo
• Hyphenation: xé‧ne‧ro

Noun

xénero m (plural xéneros)

1. type, kind

   Synonyms: clase, tipo

2. genre (kind of literature or other artworks)
3. (grammar) gender (a division of nouns and pronouns into masculine or feminine)
4. (taxonomy) genus (a rank in the classification of organisms, below family and above species)
5. item, merchandise, goods
6. gender (identification as a man, a woman or something else)

Further reading

• “xénero”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024