arequipeño

Spanish

Etymology

From Arequipa +‎ -eño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾekiˈpeɲo/ [a.ɾe.kiˈpe.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -eɲo
• Syllabification: a‧re‧qui‧pe‧ño

Adjective

arequipeño (feminine arequipeña, masculine plural arequipeños, feminine plural arequipeñas)

1. of, from or relating to the region of Arequipa, Peru
   • 2016 December 16, “Arequipa”, in El Comercio‎^[1]:

     La historia de la gastronomía arequipeña es vasta y ancestral.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

arequipeño m (plural arequipeños, feminine arequipeña, feminine plural arequipeñas)

1. native or inhabitant of the region of Arequipa, Peru (usually male)

Further reading

• “arequipeño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025