ancestral

BrE /ˈæns.tʃrəl/ AmE /ˈæn.sθ.rəl/

adjective en → es

1 FAMILY HISTORY [attributive / predicative] B1

relating to your family or ancestors, especially in the distant past

ancestral, familiar de origen antiguo

  • an ancestral home/tomb/land

Collocations ancestral land · ancestral home

  • The village is built on ancestral land.

    El pueblo está construido en tierras ancestrales.

2 TRADITION [attributive / predicative] B2

relating to traditions or customs that have been passed down from your ancestors

ancestral, tradicional familiar

  • an ancestral custom/tradition

Collocations ancestral customs · ancestral traditions

  • They follow many ancestral customs.

    Sigan muchas tradiciones ancestrales.