Aragonese

[ ar-uh-guh-neez, -nees ]

adjective

1. of Aragon, its people, or their language.

noun

, plural Ar·a·go·nese.

1. a native or inhabitant of Aragon.
2. the dialect of Spanish spoken in Aragon.

Aragonese

/ ˌærəɡəˈniːz /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Aragon

adjective

1. of or relating to Aragon or its inhabitants

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aragonese¹

1505–15; Aragon (the province) + -ese

Example Sentences

The malaguena is Andalusian, and the jota is Aragonese; but both are popular in Castile.

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The Aragonese vicar had allowed himself to be snatched away in triumph by another devout millionaire.

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Hail to ye, Castilians, Estremenians and Aragonese, of whatever calling!

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Whatever doubts existed were settled in favor of the Inquisition, and the Aragonese tribunals enjoyed the jurisdiction to the end.

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In their general hostility to the Inquisition, the Aragonese kingdoms objected to this extension of its jurisdiction.

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