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real

/reˈal/

adjective/reˈal/

real

Synonyms: verdadero, existente

Antonyms: irreal

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālislbor. Spanish real Borrowed from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”).

noun, masculine/reˈal/plural: reales

true friend, best friend

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālislbor. Spanish real Borrowed from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”).

adjective/reˈal/

royal, regal

Synonyms: regio

Antonyms: plebeyo

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin rēgālis Spanish real Inherited from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”), from rēx. Cognate with English regal and royal.

noun, masculine/reˈal/plural: reales

real (unit of currency); a quarter of a peseta

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin rēgālis Spanish real Inherited from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”), from rēx. Cognate with English regal and royal.