Spanish word

cuzqueño

Pronunciation

IPA/kuθˈkeɲo/

Meaning

  • adjectiveCuscoan

Example

Visitamos el barrio cuzqueño durante el viaje.

We visited the Cuscoan neighborhood during the trip.

Illustration for cuzqueño (Cuscoan)

More examples

Conocí a gente cuzqueña en la plaza.

I met people from Cusco in the square.

Core concept

Pin on a map marking Cusco in the Peruvian Andes.

Common phrases

  • gente cuzqueña

    people from Cusco

  • comida cuzqueña

    food from Cusco

  • música cuzqueña

    music from Cusco

Similar words

cusqueño: Person or thing from the Cusco region or province.
oriundo: Person born in a particular place.
autóctono: Plant, animal, custom, or community native to a land and long established there.

Definition in Spanish

Originario o relativo a la ciudad de Cuzco.

Word origin

The adjective comes from the place name Cuzco plus the Spanish suffix -eño meaning 'from or related to', and Cuzco ultimately derives from Quechua Qusqu.

Usage tips

  • When used as a noun the adjective agrees in gender and number (un cuzqueño, una cuzqueña), and the phrase 'de Cusco' is a neutral alternative.

Other meanings

  • person from Cusconoun

Opposites

  • foráneononlocaladjective
  • extranjeroforeignadjective

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