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. (relational) of Quisqueya or the Dominican Republic

   Synonym: dominicano

Noun

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

1. someone from Quisqueya or the Dominican Republic

   Synonym: dominicano

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

     Quisqueyanos valientes, alcemos / Nuestro canto con viva emoción

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