congoleño

Spanish

Etymology

From Congo +‎ -eño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konɡoˈleɲo/ [kõŋ.ɡoˈle.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -eɲo
• Syllabification: con‧go‧le‧ño

Noun

congoleño m (plural congoleños, feminine congoleña, feminine plural congoleñas)

1. Congolese (either those from the DRC or the RoC)

Adjective

congoleño (feminine congoleña, masculine plural congoleños, feminine plural congoleñas)

1. Congolese (relating to either the Democratic Republic of the Congo or the Republic of the Congo)

Hyponyms

• kinés

Related terms

• República del Congo
• República Democrática del Congo

Further reading

• “congoleño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10