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Madrileño

[ mad-ruh-leyn-yoh; Spanish mah-three-le-nyaw ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)
, plural Ma·dri·le·nos [mad-r, uh, -, leyn, -yohz, mah-, th, r, ee-, le, -nyaws].
  1. a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Madrileño1

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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Example Sentences

If it be meant as a term of reproach, the Madrileño has an excellent answer in giving the history of its origin.

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