Madrileño
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of Madrileño
First recorded in 1825–35; from Spanish madrileño, perhaps by dissimilation ( d—d becoming d—l ) from unrecorded madrideño, equivalent to Madrid Madrid + -eño a Spanish suffix forming nouns and adjectives from placenames (from Latin -ignus, -egnus, apparently extracted from adjectives formed with -n- in which g was part of the root, e.g., larignus “of larch,” salignus “of willow”)
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Madrileño Ralphie Choo is also gearing up for his debut, and La Doña’s new EP promises to weave together cumbia, salsa, oldies and reggaeton.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Onetime rapper Antón Álvarez Alfaro dramatically revamped his musical palette for 2021’s global hit ‘El Madrileño.’
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
You’ll be much more properly local than any cockney, New Yorker or Madrileño, though you call Africa your home.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2017
I know you’re with me on this merry Madrileño jaunt for 2 out of 3—but here’s where I may lose a few of you.
From Forbes ● Oct. 14, 2014
"They invited us to a ball," said the people in the true Madrileño spirit—"they invited us to a ball, and we had to assist at a funeral."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 by Various
Madrid's sizable German colony cheered, but good, churchgoing Madrilenos prepared to ignore the newlyweds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Indeed, some Madrilenos suspect that the government was not happy to have Carrillo as its captive.
From Time Magazine Archive
But suburban Madrilenos, grown used to wincing at the ear- splitting shriek from the planes, took comfort in the knowledge that they would not have to endure it indefinitely.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the first section of Madrid's subway system was built 20 years ago, it was roundly damned by some Madrilenos as a piece of unnecessary civic pride in a city that could not afford it.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are no villages sprinkled in the environs to lure the Madrilenos out of their walls for a holiday.
From Castilian Days by Hay, John
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