montañés

See also: montanes and Montañés

Spanish

Etymology

From montaña +‎ -és.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /montaˈɲes/ [mõn̪.t̪aˈɲes]
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: mon‧ta‧ñés

Adjective

montañés (feminine montañesa, masculine plural montañeses, feminine plural montañesas)

  1. mountain, highland
    Synonym: alpino
  2. (Spain, dated) from La Montaña historic region, roughly comprising Cantabria
    Synonym: cántabro

Noun

montañés m (plural montañeses, feminine montañesa, feminine plural montañesas)

  1. highlander, mountaineer

Noun

montañés m (uncountable)

  1. the Astur-Leonese dialect spoken in western parts of Cantabria

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