conquistador
noun/kɒnˈkwɪstədɔː(r)/
/kɑːŋˈkiːstədɔːr/
(plural conquistadores
(from Spanish)/kɒnˌkwɪstəˈdɔːreɪz/
/kɑːŋˌkiːstəˈdɔːreɪz/
, conquistadors)- one of the Spanish people who took control of Mexico and Peru by force in the sixteenth centuryWord Originmid 19th cent.: Spanish.
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