Meaning & use
Lusitano
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Meanings
nouncountabletechnical
A breed of horse from Portugal, known for agility and courage, often used in bullfighting and dressage.
Grammar: Countable; plural is Lusitanos. Often used with 'a' or 'the'.
Patterns
- a Lusitano
- the Lusitano breed
- Lusitano horses
The rider trained a Lusitano for dressage competitions.
Lusitanos are famous for their ability to learn difficult movements quickly.
She bought a Lusitano from a breeder in Portugal.
adjectivebefore a nountechnical
Relating to the Lusitano horse breed or to Lusitania, an ancient region that included modern Portugal.
Grammar: Used before a noun, e.g. 'Lusitano horse'. When referring to the ancient region, it is often capitalized and means 'of Lusitania'.
Patterns
- Lusitano horse
- Lusitano breed
- Lusitano bloodlines
The Lusitano horse is prized for its willingness to work.
He studied the Lusitano tradition in Portuguese equestrian culture.
The ancient Lusitano warriors were known for their resistance to Rome.
Word forms
| plural | Lusitanos |
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Common combinations
- Lusitano horse
- The Lusitano horse is often used in bullfighting.
- Lusitano breed
- The Lusitano breed has been developed over centuries.
- purebred Lusitano
- She owns a purebred Lusitano.
- Lusitano stallion
- The Lusitano stallion performed beautifully in the arena.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Portuguese horse
- A more general, everyday term; it can refer to any horse from Portugal, not just the Lusitano breed.
- Iberian horse
- A broader category that includes both the Lusitano and the Andalusian; use it when you mean the group, not just the Portuguese breed.
Word family
- Lusitania proper noun
- An ancient Roman province in the Iberian Peninsula, roughly modern Portugal.
- Lusitanian adjective
- Relating to ancient Lusitania or its people; not used for the horse breed.
Commonly confused: Lusitano or Andalusian? Lusitano or Lusitanian?
Lusitano vs Andalusian
Another Iberian horse breed from Spain; similar in appearance but different origin and registry.
Lusitano vs Lusitanian
Refers to the ancient region or its people, not to the horse breed. Avoid mixing them up.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'Lusitano' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Lusitano refers to a horse breed, so option 0 is correct. Option 1 is nonsense. Option 2 confuses it with a food item. Option 3 confuses it with a language, but Lusitano is not a language.
Make it your own
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