porteño

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poɾˈteɲo/ [poɾˈt̪e.ɲo]

Adjective

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

1. Native to or inhabiting a port town.
2. (Argentina) Native to or inhabiting the port town of Buenos Aires.

Noun

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

1. (Argentina) A person native to or inhabiting the port town of Buenos Aires.

Usage notes

Bonaerense is not synonymous with porteño.

Further reading

• Buenos Aires