Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Ecuadorean or Ecuadorian?
English answer:
Ecuadorian
Added to glossary by
claudia bagnardi
Dec 10, 2005 16:24
18 yrs ago
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English term
30 years translating law and finance
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Ecuadorean or Ecuadorian?
English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
I have this doubt.
For me, it is Ecuadorean, but google hits for Ecuadorian outnumber Ecuadorean.
What do you think?
thx colleagueZ!
Claudia
For me, it is Ecuadorean, but google hits for Ecuadorian outnumber Ecuadorean.
What do you think?
thx colleagueZ!
Claudia
Responses
| 4 +10 | Ecuadorian |
Kim Metzger
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| 5 +5 | both |
Mónica Belén Colacilli
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| 5 +2 | ecuadorian + ecuadoran & ecuadorean |
David Russi
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Responses
+10
2 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
118
Selected
Ecuadorian
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
transparx
: or "Ecuadoran" --a native or inhabitant of Ecuador http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=Ecuadoran
4 mins
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| agree |
Enza Longo
: or Ecuadoran as Nino pointed out
10 mins
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| agree |
Ariser
: Ecuadorean/Ecuadorian/Ecuadoran
12 mins
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| agree |
Tony M
: OED concurs
13 mins
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| agree |
RHELLER
: (good U.S. source) www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ec.html#People
29 mins
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| agree |
Refugio
: both are correct but Ecuadorian is more common
33 mins
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| agree |
Romanian Translator (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
4 hrs
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| agree |
Nikos Mastrakoulis
11 hrs
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| agree |
KathyT
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Kim et al! And, of course, capitalized.Nice Sunday!Claudia"
+5
1 min
Mónica Belén Colacilli
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
20yrs exp. Specialized in Med/Pharma
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
both
According to Webster's dict, both are correct.
Regards!
Regards!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
silvia b (X)
1 min
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Thanks Silvia!
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| agree |
Ariser
: Ecuadorean/Ecuadorian/Ecuadoran
13 mins
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Thanks Ariser!
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| agree |
Sunshine King
: Ecuadorean/Ecuadorian/Ecuadoran
34 mins
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Thanks Sunshine King!
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| agree |
Nikos Mastrakoulis
11 hrs
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Thanks Nikos!
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| agree |
Tsogt Gombosuren
: Both are correct. New Oxford Dictionary concurs
14 hrs
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Thank you Tsogt!
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+2
38 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
22
ecuadorian + ecuadoran & ecuadorean
Ecuadorian is the main entry in Webster's 3rd
Main Entry:1ec£ua£dor£i£an
Pronunciation:|ekw*|d*r**n, -d*r-
Variant:also ec£ua£dor£an \-|d*r*n\ ; or ec£ua£dor£e£an \-|d*r**n, -d*r-\
Function:adjective
Usage:usually capitalized
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of Ecuador
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Ecuador
In the Oxford, the meain ehtry is "ecuadorean"
Ecuadorean /Ekw@"dO;rI@n, Spanish ekwa"Dori@n/ (also Ecuadorian)
· n. a native or inhabitant of Ecuador.
· adj. of or relating to Ecuador.
Main Entry:1ec£ua£dor£i£an
Pronunciation:|ekw*|d*r**n, -d*r-
Variant:also ec£ua£dor£an \-|d*r*n\ ; or ec£ua£dor£e£an \-|d*r**n, -d*r-\
Function:adjective
Usage:usually capitalized
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of Ecuador
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Ecuador
In the Oxford, the meain ehtry is "ecuadorean"
Ecuadorean /Ekw@"dO;rI@n, Spanish ekwa"Dori@n/ (also Ecuadorian)
· n. a native or inhabitant of Ecuador.
· adj. of or relating to Ecuador.
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