hombre lobo

See also: hombrelobo

Spanish

Etymology

From hombre (“man”) +‎ lobo (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌombɾe ˈlobo/ [ˌõm.bɾe ˈlo.β̞o]

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• Syllabification: hom‧bre lo‧bo

Noun

hombre lobo m (plural hombres lobo)

1. werewolf

   Synonyms: licántropo, lobisón

Further reading

• “hombre lobo”, 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