caballeresco

Spanish

Etymology

From caballero +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kabaʝeˈɾesko/ [ka.β̞a.ʝeˈɾes.ko]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kabaʎeˈɾesko/ [ka.β̞a.ʎeˈɾes.ko]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabaʃeˈɾesko/ [ka.β̞a.ʃeˈɾes.ko]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabaʒeˈɾesko/ [ka.β̞a.ʒeˈɾes.ko]

Rhymes: -esko
Syllabification: ca‧ba‧lle‧res‧co

Adjective

caballeresco (feminine caballeresca, masculine plural caballerescos, feminine plural caballerescas)

chivalrous, gentlemanly
Synonym: caballeroso
knightly

Further reading

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

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