caballeresco

Spanish

Etymology

From caballero +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kabaʝeˈɾesko/ [ka.β̞a.ʝeˈɾes.ko] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kabaʎeˈɾesko/ [ka.β̞a.ʎeˈɾes.ko] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kabaʃeˈɾesko/ [ka.β̞a.ʃeˈɾes.ko] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kabaʒeˈɾesko/ [ka.β̞a.ʒeˈɾes.ko] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧res‧co

Adjective

caballeresco (feminine caballeresca, masculine plural caballerescos, feminine plural caballerescas)

  1. chivalrous, gentlemanly
    Synonym: caballeroso
  2. knightly

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