单词 | quiteño |
释义 | Quiteñon.adj. A. n. A (male) native or inhabitant of Quito. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of South America > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Ecuador > towns or cities Quiteño1822 1822 M. Graham Jrnl. 8 July in Captain's Wife (1993) 98 The talent for the imitative arts is said to be inherent in all, or almost all of the Quiteños. 1857 I. F. Holton New Granada ix. 144 He is..a dry little Quiteño, rather neat, and as friendly as a man can be. 1940 R. C. Gill White Water & Black Magic xii. 171 He had been, he told the astonished Quiteños, a powerful and mighty curaca. 2003 Japan Times (Nexis) 12 Oct. Gaily dressed Quitenos were dancing in the street as a fiesta wove through the narrow, cobbled alleys of the Old Town. B. adj. Of or relating to Quito or its (male) inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > Central and South America > [adjective] > South America > specific parts > Ecuador > relating to cities of Ecuador Quiteño1846 1846 Tri-Weekly Courier (Zanesville, Ohio) 25 July 2/1 Don Matteo is a wealthy Quiteno farmer. 1935 Old Cornwall Summer 19 The more respectable members of Quiteño society often make up parties and visit their friends' houses. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VIII. 360/3 Among the most admired of Quiteño churches and convents are La Compañía,..San Francisco. 2001 M. Weismantel Cholas & Pishtacos ii. 56 Our Quiteño taxi driver..listened to my retelling of this story with interest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1822 |
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