berlinés

Berliner

noun behr-lee-NEHS Rare

Also means

person from Berlin

Usage Note

Berlinés refers to a person from Berlin; the feminine form drops the accent: berlinesa (the stress shifts naturally to the penultimate syllable). It also functions as an adjective (el acento berlinés). A false friend to watch: in many Spanish-speaking countries berlinesa can also mean a jam-filled doughnut (the pastry known in English as a 'Berlin doughnut').

Examples

"Ese berlinés conoce la ciudad perfectamente."

Natural Translation

That Berliner knows the city perfectly.

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