adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Ecuador or the Ecuadorian people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person from Ecuador or of Ecuadorian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to or characteristic of Ecuador or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Ecuadorian folklore
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a native or inhabitant of Ecuador
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ecuadoran
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: South American
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Ecuador Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Ecuadorian From Ecuador + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
ecuatorianu
— pertaining to Ecuador
Catalan:
equatorià
— pertaining to Ecuador
Czech:
ekvádorský
— pertaining to Ecuador
Danish:
ecuadoriansk
— pertaining to Ecuador
Dutch:
Ecuadoriaans
— pertaining to Ecuador
Dutch:
Ecuadoriaanse
— pertaining to Ecuador
Finnish:
ecuadorilainen
— pertaining to Ecuador
French:
équatorien
— pertaining to Ecuador
Galician:
ecuatoriano
— pertaining to Ecuador
German:
ecuadorianisch
— pertaining to Ecuador
Hindi:
इक्वाडोरी
(ikvāḍorī)
— pertaining to Ecuador
Icelandic:
ekvadorskur
— pertaining to Ecuador
Italian:
ecuadoriano
— pertaining to Ecuador
Latin:
aequatoriensis
— pertaining to Ecuador
Norwegian Bokmål:
ecuadoriansk
— pertaining to Ecuador
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ecuadoriansk
— pertaining to Ecuador
Polish:
ekwadorski
— pertaining to Ecuador
Portuguese:
equatoriano
— pertaining to Ecuador
Romanian:
ecuadorian
— pertaining to Ecuador
Russian:
эквадо́рский
(ekvadórskij)
— pertaining to Ecuador
Spanish:
ecuatoriano
— pertaining to Ecuador
Swahili:
Kiekwado
— pertaining to Ecuador
Swedish:
ecuadoriansk
— pertaining to Ecuador
Ukrainian:
еквадо́рський
(ekvadórsʹkyj)
— pertaining to Ecuador
Asturian:
ecuatorianu
— person from Ecuador
Asturian:
ecuatoriana
— person from Ecuador
Catalan:
equatorià
— person from Ecuador
Catalan:
equatoriana
— person from Ecuador
Czech:
Ekvádorec
— person from Ecuador
Dutch:
Ecuadoriaan
— person from Ecuador
Dutch:
Ecuadoriaanse
— person from Ecuador
Finnish:
ecuadorilainen
— person from Ecuador
French:
Équatorien
— person from Ecuador
French:
Équatorienne
— person from Ecuador
Galician:
ecuatoriano
— person from Ecuador
German:
Ecuadorianer
— person from Ecuador
German:
Ecuadorianerin
— person from Ecuador
Hindi:
इक्वाडोरी
(ikvāḍorī)
— person from Ecuador
Icelandic:
Ekvadori
— person from Ecuador
Icelandic:
Ekvadorar
— person from Ecuador
Italian:
ecuadoriano
— person from Ecuador
Italian:
ecuadoriana
— person from Ecuador
Italian:
ecuadoriani
— person from Ecuador
Italian:
ecuadoriane
— person from Ecuador
Norwegian Bokmål:
ecuadorianer
— person from Ecuador
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ecuadorian
— person from Ecuador
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ecuadorianar
— person from Ecuador
Polish:
Ekwadorczyk
— person from Ecuador
Polish:
Ekwadorka
— person from Ecuador
Portuguese:
equatoriano
— person from Ecuador
Portuguese:
equatoriana
— person from Ecuador
Romanian:
ecuadorian
— person from Ecuador
Romanian:
ecuadoriană
— person from Ecuador
Russian:
эквадо́рец
(ekvadórec)
— person from Ecuador
Russian:
эквадо́рка
(ekvadórka)
— person from Ecuador
Serbo-Croatian:
Ekvadorac
— person from Ecuador
Serbo-Croatian:
Ekvadorka
— person from Ecuador
Spanish:
ecuatoriano
— person from Ecuador
Spanish:
ecuatoriana
— person from Ecuador
Swahili:
Mwekwado
— person from Ecuador
Swedish:
ecuadorian
— person from Ecuador
Swedish:
ecuadorianska
— person from Ecuador
Turkish:
Ekvadorlu
— person from Ecuador
Ukrainian:
еквадо́рець
(ekvadórecʹ)
— person from Ecuador
Ukrainian:
еквадо́рка
(ekvadórka)
— person from Ecuador
