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neoyorquino

New Yorker

adjective neh-oh-yohr-KEE-noh Rare
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Also means

of New York

Usage Note

Neoyorquino is both the adjective ('New York-style') and the noun ('a New Yorker'); the feminine is neoyorquina. The unusual spelling reflects Spanish adaptation of 'New York' — the qu preserves the hard /k/ sound before i.

Examples

"El acento neoyorquino es inconfundible."

Natural Translation

The New York accent is unmistakable.

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