Madrileño
[ mad-ruh-leyn-yoh; Spanish mah-th ree-le-nyaw ]
/ ˌmæd rəˈleɪn yoʊ; Spanish ˌmɑ ðriˈlɛ nyɔ /
noun, plural Ma·dri·le·nos [mad-ruh-leyn-yohz; Spanish mah-th ree-le-nyaws] /ˌmæd rəˈleɪn yoʊz; Spanish ˌmɑ ðriˈlɛ nyɔs/. (sometimes lowercase)
a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
Origin of Madrileño
1825–35; < Spanish
madrileño, perhaps by dissimilation (
d—d >
d—l) from
*madrideño, equivalent to
Madrid
Madrid +
-eño suffix of appurtenance (< 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)
Example sentences from the Web for madrileno
The wild steed retains its fire, though the miserable horseman would do for a Madrileno aide-de-camp.