isleño

Spanish

Etymology

From isla +‎ -eño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isˈleɲo/ [isˈle.ɲo]
• Rhymes: -eɲo
• Syllabification: is‧le‧ño

Adjective

isleño (feminine isleña, masculine plural isleños, feminine plural isleñas)

1. insular (of, relating to, or from an island)

Derived terms

• zorro isleño

 

Noun

isleño m (plural isleños, feminine isleña, feminine plural isleñas)

1. islander
2. (Louisiana) a person of Canarian Islander descent living in Louisiana

Further reading

• “isleño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16