Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From meseta (plateau) +‎ -ario.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /meseˈtaɾjo/ [me.seˈt̪a.ɾjo]
  • Rhymes: -aɾjo
  • Syllabification: me‧se‧ta‧rio

Adjective edit

mesetario (feminine mesetaria, masculine plural mesetarios, feminine plural mesetarias)

  1. (Spain, relational) relating to the Meseta Central plateau (the large interior plateau of the Iberian Peninsula)

Noun edit

mesetario m (plural mesetarios, feminine mesetaria, feminine plural mesetarias)

  1. (Spain, sometimes derogatory) a person from the interior of Spain (i.e. from the Meseta Central plateau), especially someone from Madrid

Usage notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ ¿Mesetario un insulto? El orgullo de la España interior ya tiene su camiseta.”, in Soria noticias, 2019:especialmente por la gente del Levante y de Andalucía

Further reading edit