mexiqueño
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mexiˈkeɲo/ [me.xiˈke.ɲo]
- Rhymes: -eɲo
- Syllabification: me‧xi‧que‧ño
Adjective
mexiqueño (feminine mexiqueña, masculine plural mexiqueños, feminine plural mexiqueñas)
- (very rare, nonstandard) of, from or relating to Mexico City
- Synonyms: capitalino, defeño, (slang) chilango
Noun
mexiqueño m (plural mexiqueños, feminine mexiqueña, feminine plural mexiqueñas)
- (very rare, nonstandard) native or inhabitant of Mexico City (usually male)
- Synonyms: capitalino, defeño, (slang) chilango
Usage notes
This term was first cited in the DRAE in its edition published in 2001, per the request of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, since there was no explicit term for Mexico City's inhabitants.[1][2] However, in the time since then, the word has seen little usage, to the point that José G. Moreno de Alba, the then-President of the Mexican Academy, openly wrote in 2006 that he had never seen nor heard anyone use the word and recommended that it be deleted from the DRAE.[1] The word has also sparked heavy debate about its usage, especially during Mexico City's transition from being the Federal District.[3][4][5] Facing this pushback, the word was quietly deleted from the DRAE with no explanation in its 2022 update.[6][7] The word could thus be described as an example of a ghost word.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 José G. Moreno de Alba (2006) “mexiqueño, defeño”, in Minucias del lenguaje[1], Academia Mexicana de la Lengua
- ^ “mexiqueño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición[2], Real Academia Española, 2014, archived from the original on 2 October 2022
- ^ 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[3]
- ^ Redacción El Universal (22 January 2016) “Mexiqueño o capitalino ¿Cuál será nuestro nuevo gentilicio? [Mexiqueño or capitalino, which one will be our new demonym?]”, in El Universal[4], CDMX
- ^ Jorge A. Romerom (26 January 2016) “¿«Defeño», «chilango», «mexica» o «mexiqueño»?”, in Noticias del español[5], Fundéu RAE
- ^ Francisco Ríos (28 January 2023) “Desaparece el «mexiqueño» ["Mexiqueño" disappears]”, in La Voz de Galicia[6]
- ^ “[Search results for mexiqueño]”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición[7], Real Academia Española, 2022, archived from the original on 20 November 2023