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Madrileño

American  
[mad-ruh-leyn-yoh, mah-three-le-nyaw] / ˌmæd rəˈleɪn joʊ, ˌmɑ ðriˈlɛ njɔ /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)
  • Madrilenos
    plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.


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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

There are some curious superstitions, however, about being abroad when the clocks strike twelve, which we must suppose do not now affect the Madrileño.

From Spanish Life in Town and Country by William Harbutt Dawson

But go instead to the house of, say, a streetcar conductor about 10:30 p.m., when most Madrilenos eat dinner.

From Time Magazine Archive

To 40,000 Madrilenos who jammed into the Plaza de Oriente, Evita praised the "true, distributive democracy" of Spain and Argentina.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the park of the Pardo Palace, outside Madrid, where Madrilenos like to spend sunny Sundays, tough olive trees wilted in the drought.

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

There are no villages sprinkled in the environs to lure the Madrilenos out of their walls for a holiday.

From Castilian Days by John Hay

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