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churrigueresque
[ choor-ee-guh-resk ]
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.
churrigueresque
/ ˌtʃʊərɪɡəˈrɛsk /
adjective
- of or relating to a style of baroque architecture of Spain in the late 17th and early 18th centuries
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Word History and Origins
Origin of churrigueresque1
1835–45; < French < Spanish churrigueresco, after José Churriguera (1650–1725), baroque architect and sculptor + -esco -esque
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Word History and Origins
Origin of churrigueresque1
C19: from Spanish churrigueresco in the style of José Churriguera (1650–1725), Spanish architect and sculptor
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Example Sentences
Their obsessive and repetitive sobriety is, weirdly, as dizzying as the overwrought freneticism of the baroque or churrigueresque.
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