churrigueresque

Spanish chur·ri·gue·res·co

[choor-ee-guh-resk]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the baroque architecture of Spain and its colonies in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, characterized by fantastic and lavish detailing.

churrigueresque

/ ˌtʃʊərɪɡəˈrɛsk /

adjective

1. of or relating to a style of baroque architecture of Spain in the late 17th and early 18th centuries

Word History and Origins

Origin of churrigueresque¹

1835–45; < French < Spanish churrigueresco, after José Churriguera (1650–1725), baroque architect and sculptor + -esco -esque

Word History and Origins

Origin of churrigueresque¹

C19: from Spanish churrigueresco in the style of José Churriguera (1650–1725), Spanish architect and sculptor

Example Sentences

Their obsessive and repetitive sobriety is, weirdly, as dizzying as the overwrought freneticism of the baroque or churrigueresque.

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