Abuelo

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Hispanic grandfather.

    "A turning point came when he told his 86-year-old abuelo in 2010. “We were terrified to tell him,” Mr. Heng-Lehtinen said."

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"A turning point came when he told his 86-year-old abuelo in 2010. “We were terrified to tell him,” Mr. Heng-Lehtinen said."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abuelo.

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