porteño

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /porˈteɲo/, [porˈt̪eɲo]

Adjective

porteño (feminine singular porteña, masculine plural porteños, feminine plural porteñas)

  1. Native to or inhabiting a port town.
  2. (Argentina) Native to or inhabiting the port town of Buenos Aires.

Noun

porteño m (plural porteños, feminine porteña, feminine plural porteñas)

  1. (Argentina) A person native to or inhabiting the port town of Buenos Aires.

Usage notes

Bonaerense is not synonymous with porteño.

Further reading
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