complutense

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Complūtēnsis, from Complūtum, the ancient name of the town. Equivalent to Compluto +‎ -ense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompluˈtense/ [kõm.pluˈt̪ẽn.se]
• Rhymes: -ense
• Syllabification: com‧plu‧ten‧se

Adjective

complutense m or f (masculine and feminine plural complutenses)

1. from or related to Alcalá de Henares

   Synonym: alcalaíno

Noun

complutense m or f by sense (plural complutenses)

1. someone from Alcalá de Henares

   Synonyms: alcalaíno m, alcalaína f

Further reading

• “complutense”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014