quijotesco

Spanish

Etymology

From Quijote +‎ -sco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kixoˈtesko/ [ki.xoˈt̪es.ko]
• Rhymes: -esko
• Syllabification: qui‧jo‧tes‧co

Adjective

quijotesco (feminine quijotesca, masculine plural quijotescos, feminine plural quijotescas)

1. quixotic

   Synonyms: (rare) quijótico, quijotil

   Antonym: sanchopancesco

Related terms

• quijotería
• quijotesa
• quijotismo

 

Further reading

• “quijotesco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28