fueguino

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish fueguino, from (Tierra del) Fuego + -ino.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fu.eˈɡĩ.nu/ [fʊ.eˈɡĩ.nu], (faster pronunciation) /fweˈɡĩ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fu.eˈɡĩ.nu/ [fʊ.eˈɡĩ.nu], (faster pronunciation) /fweˈɡĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fu.eˈɡi.no/ [fʊ.eˈɡi.no], (faster pronunciation) /fweˈɡi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fwɛˈɡi.nu/ [fwɛˈɣi.nu]

Adjective

fueguino (feminine fueguina, masculine plural fueguinos, feminine plural fueguinas)

1. of or from Tierra del Fuego; Fuegian

Noun

fueguino m (plural fueguinos, feminine fueguina, feminine plural fueguinas)

1. native or inhabitant of Tierra del Fuego; Fuegian

Related terms

• Terra do Fogo

Spanish

Etymology

From (Tierra del) Fuego +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fweˈɡino/ [fweˈɣ̞i.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: fue‧gui‧no

Adjective

fueguino (feminine fueguina, masculine plural fueguinos, feminine plural fueguinas)

1. (relational) of Tierra del Fuego; Fuegian

Noun

fueguino m (plural fueguinos, feminine fueguina, feminine plural fueguinas)

1. someone from Tierra del Fuego; Fuegian

   Synonyms: foguino, terrafocense

Descendants

Descendants

• → Italian: fuegino
• → Portuguese: fueguino

Further reading

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