gon·go·resque \|gäŋgə|resk, |gȯŋ\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Luis de Góngora y Argote died 1627 Spanish poet + English -esque : of or relating to the poet Góngora or to Gongorism < putting into verses of Gongoresque lineage … the authentic qualities of an entirely contemporary emotion — Pedro Salinas >