quisqueyano

Spanish

Etymology

From Quisqueya +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kiskeˈʝano/ [kis.keˈʝa.no]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /kiskeˈʝano/ [kis.keˈʝa.no]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kiskeˈʃano/ [kis.keˈʃa.no]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kiskeˈʒano/ [kis.keˈʒa.no]

• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: quis‧que‧ya‧no

Adjective

quisqueyano (feminine quisqueyana, masculine plural quisqueyanos, feminine plural quisqueyanas)

1. Quisqueyan (of, from or relating to Quisqueya (municipality of the San Pedro de Macorís province, Dominican Republic))
2. Dominican (of, from or relating to Dominican Republic)

   Synonym: dominicano

Noun

quisqueyano m (plural quisqueyanos, feminine quisqueyana, feminine plural quisqueyanas)

1. Quisqueyan (native or inhabitant of Quisqueya (municipality of the San Pedro de Macorís province, Dominican Republic)) (male or of unspecified gender)
2. Dominican (native or inhabitant of Dominican Republic) (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonym: dominicano

   • 1897, Emilio Prud'Homme, Himno nacional de la República Dominicana:

     Quisqueyanos valientes, alcemos / Nuestro canto con viva emoción

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