edecán

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French aide de camp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /edeˈkan/ [e.ð̞eˈkãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: e‧de‧cán

Noun

edecán m (plural edecanes)

1. aide-de-camp
2. yeoman (clerk in navy or coast guard)
3. (Mexico, El Salvador) attendant; assistant; aide

   Synonym: auxiliar

Further reading

• “edecán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10