churrigueresque

[ choor-ee-guh-resk ]

/ ˌtʃʊər i gəˈrɛsk /

adjective

noting or pertaining to the baroque architecture of Spain and its colonies in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, characterized by fantastic and lavish detailing.

Also chur·ri·gue·res·co

[Spanish choor-ree-ge-res-kaw]. /Spanish tʃurˌri gɛˈrɛs kɔ/.

Origin of churrigueresque

1835–45; <French <Spanish churrigueresco, after José Churriguera (1650–1725), baroque architect and sculptor + -esco-esque

Words nearby churrigueresque

churning, churn molding, churn out, churr, churrasco, churrigueresque, churro, chuse, chute, Chu Teh, chute the chute

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Example sentences from the Web for churrigueresque

For me a Churrigueresque building is the ne plus ultra of bad taste in architecture, and Spain has a wealth of them.
Heroic Spain|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
The whole thing was in the worst possible taste, on a level with the bad Churrigueresque architecture of the same period.
Heroic Spain|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
The influence of Churriguera, who evolved the Churrigueresque style, is to be met with in almost every Cathedral in the country.
Cathedral Cities of Spain|William Wiehe Collins
Externally the structure is completely cased in late Spanish Renaissance or Churrigueresque work.
Northern Spain|Edgar T. A. Wigram

British Dictionary definitions for churrigueresque

churrigueresque

churrigueresco

/ (ˌtʃʊərɪɡəˈrɛsk) /

adjective

of or relating to a style of baroque architecture of Spain in the late 17th and early 18th centuries

Word Origin for churrigueresque

C19: from Spanish churrigueresco in the style of José Churriguera (1650–1725), Spanish architect and sculptor

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单词	churrigueresque
释义	churrigueresque [ choor-ee-guh-resk ] / ˌtʃʊər i gəˈrɛsk / adjective noting or pertaining to the baroque architecture of Spain and its colonies in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, characterized by fantastic and lavish detailing. Also chur·ri·gue·res·co [Spanish choor-ree-ge-res-kaw]. /Spanish tʃurˌri gɛˈrɛs kɔ/. Origin of churrigueresque 1835–45; <French <Spanish churrigueresco, after José Churriguera (1650–1725), baroque architect and sculptor + -esco-esque Words nearby churrigueresque churning, churn molding, churn out, churr, churrasco, churrigueresque, churro, chuse, chute, Chu Teh, chute the chute Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for churrigueresque For me a Churrigueresque building is the ne plus ultra of bad taste in architecture, and Spain has a wealth of them. Heroic Spain\|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly The whole thing was in the worst possible taste, on a level with the bad Churrigueresque architecture of the same period. Heroic Spain\|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly The influence of Churriguera, who evolved the Churrigueresque style, is to be met with in almost every Cathedral in the country. Cathedral Cities of Spain\|William Wiehe Collins Externally the structure is completely cased in late Spanish Renaissance or Churrigueresque work. Northern Spain\|Edgar T. A. Wigram British Dictionary definitions for churrigueresque churrigueresque churrigueresco / (ˌtʃʊərɪɡəˈrɛsk) / adjective of or relating to a style of baroque architecture of Spain in the late 17th and early 18th centuries Word Origin for churrigueresque C19: from Spanish churrigueresco in the style of José Churriguera (1650–1725), Spanish architect and sculptor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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