0 sats \ 2 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 14 Aug \ parent \ on: Why Stacker News matters to us meta
What’s the meaning of conquistador? I mean, I can Google, but I’d rather see how you explain it
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @plebpoet 14 Aug
oh I myself have an elementary understanding, but they belong to the history of America as first explorers and conquerors
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @carloschida 14 Aug
Exactly right.
‘Conquistador’ should be translated in most context as conqueror since they stem from the same root.
Nonetheless, I think that some English speakers find the Spanish version fashionable or distinguishable to the Spanish conquerors/settlers in particular.
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