| 释义 |
Riojan, a. and n.
Brit. |rɪˈəʊkən|, |rɪˈɒkən|, |rɪˈəʊxən|, |rɪˈɒxən|, U.S. |riˈoʊhɑn|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ the name of Rioja (see Rioja n.) + -an suffix, after Spanish riojano (17th cent. or earlier).]
A. adj. Of or relating to the Spanish district of Rioja or the wine produced there (cf. Rioja n.).
1928Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 13 136 One [grant]..for a study of the Riojan dialect in Spain. 1978Times 21 Nov. 10/6 Red riojan wines are now made up from three to four main grape varietals. 1982J. Read Wines of Spain 118 There is a limit to the Riojan consumption of the traditional sweetmeats made from egg yolks and almonds. 2000R. Sterling World Food: Spain 121 Taking place in the Riojan town of Haro, the wine war is yet another messy battle that takes over a community. Using botas (small leather wine bags) people squirt wine at each other.
B. n. The dialect of Spanish spoken in the Rioja district; a native or inhabitant of this district.
1950Hispanic Rev. 18 155 In Old Portuguese, its range of meanings is more narrow than in Old Leonese, Old Castilian, and Old Riojan. 1977Sunday Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 13 Mar. b2 Many growers were so enchanted with the soil..that they decided to settle there and over the years added their Gallic skill at wine making to that of the Riojans. 1984Speculum 59 983 That E8's language is thirteenth-century Riojan is significant for a variety of linguistic studies. 2001Austral. Gourmet Traveller Aug. 42/1 It was the Bordelaise who introduced the Riojans to the technique of ageing wine in small oak barrels. |