Alemán

[ ah-le-mahn ]

noun
  1. Ma·te·o [mah-te-aw], /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/, 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.

  2. Mi·guel [mee-gel], /miˈgɛl/, 1902–1983, president of Mexico 1946–52.

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How to use Alemán in a sentence

  • From the beginning to the end I am as a prisoner here;––as much a prisoner as is El Aleman behind the bars!

    The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan
  • Cristobal Micer Aleman was the first to introduce the art of staining glass into Seville.

    The Story of Seville | Walter M. Gallichan
  • This incident is copied from Aleman's romance of Guzman d' Alfarache, q.v.

  • Also the old women have made medicine to send El Aleman once more on this trail, and see you,––it has come to pass!

    The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan
  • She who is most sorrowful guest here, Excellency, and her arms still bruised from the iron chains of El Aleman.

    The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan

British Dictionary definitions for Alemán

Alemán

/ (Spanish aleˈman) /


noun
  1. Mateo (maˈteo). 1547–?1614, Spanish novelist, author of the picaresque novel Guzmán de Alfarache (1599)

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