defeño

Spanish

Etymology

From the initialism D. F. [de efe], from Distrito Federal +‎ -eño.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deˈfeɲo/ [d̪eˈfe.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -eɲo
  • Syllabification: de‧fe‧ño

Adjective

defeño (feminine defeña, masculine plural defeños, feminine plural defeñas)

  1. (relational, somewhat obsolete) of Mexico City, formerly Mexico's Federal District.
    Synonyms: capitalino, (slang) chilango, (nonstandard, very rare) mexiqueño

Noun

defeño m (plural defeños, feminine defeña, feminine plural defeñas)

  1. (somewhat obsolete) native or inhabitant of Mexico City, formerly Mexico's Federal District
    Synonyms: capitalino, (slang) chilango, (nonstandard, very rare) mexiqueño

Usage notes

This word has become somewhat obsolete since the former Distrito Federal officially became the Ciudad de México in 2016, though it remains in usage.[1][2]

References
  1. David Agren (2016 January 29) “Mexico City officially changes its name to – Mexico City”, in The Guardian‎
  2. Darío Brooks (2017 September 5) “Cómo se crea un gentilicio y por qué nadie se pone de acuerdo con el de Ciudad de México [How a demonyn is made and why no one agrees on one for Mexico City]”, in BBC News Mundo‎

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