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alias

alias

noun AH-lyahs Rare

Origin: From Latin alias ('otherwise, at another time').

Also means

nickname

Usage Note

Alias is invariable — the plural is also alias (not aliases). It is used in legal and journalistic contexts to introduce a criminal's or public figure's nickname (Juan García, alias 'el Lobo'). As an adverb it means 'also known as', identical to English usage. It is one of the few Latin adverbs adopted directly into Spanish as a noun.

Examples

"El sospechoso usaba el alias 'el Rápido'."

Natural Translation

The suspect used the alias 'el Rápido'.

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