porteño

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From puerto +‎ -eño and Puerto +‎ -eño.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poɾˈteɲo/ [poɾˈt̪e.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -eɲo
  • Syllabification: por‧te‧ño

Adjective

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porteño (feminine porteña, masculine plural porteños, feminine plural porteñas)

  1. native to or inhabiting a port town
  2. (Spain) native to or inhabiting the port town of El Puerto de Santa María
  3. (Argentina) native to or inhabiting the port town of Buenos Aires
  4. (Chile) native to or inhabiting Valparaíso

Noun

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porteño m (plural porteños, feminine porteña, feminine plural porteñas)

  1. (Spain) native to or inhabiting the port town of El Puerto de Santa María
  2. (Argentina) a person native to or inhabiting the port town of Buenos Aires
  3. (Chile) Someone from Valparaíso

Usage notes

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Further reading

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