defeño

Spanish

Etymology

From the initialism D. F. [de efe], from Distrito Federal +‎ -eño.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈfeɲo/ [d̪eˈfe.ɲo]
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  • Rhymes: -eɲo
  • Syllabification: de‧fe‧ño

Adjective

defeño (feminine defeña, masculine plural defeños, feminine plural defeñas)

  1. (somewhat obsolete) of, from or relating to Mexico City (formerly Mexico's Federal District)
    Synonyms: capitalino, (slang) chilango, (nonstandard, very rare) mexiqueño

Noun

defeño m (plural defeños, feminine defeña, feminine plural defeñas)

  1. (somewhat obsolete) native or inhabitant of Mexico City (formerly Mexico's Federal District) (usually male)
    Synonyms: capitalino, (slang) chilango, (nonstandard, very rare) mexiqueño

Usage notes

This word has become somewhat obsolete since the former Distrito Federal officially became the Ciudad de México in 2016, though it remains in usage.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ David Agren (29 January 2016) “Mexico City officially changes its name to – Mexico City”, in The Guardian‎[1]
  2. ^ Darío Brooks (5 September 2017) “Cómo se crea un gentilicio y por qué nadie se pone de acuerdo con el de Ciudad de México [How a demonyn is made and why no one agrees on one for Mexico City]”, in BBC News Mundo‎[2]

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