Madrileño

[ mad-ruh-leyn-yoh; Spanish mah-three-le-nyaw ]

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

, plural Ma·dri·le·nos [mad-r, uh, -, leyn, -yohz, mah-, th, r, ee-, le, -nyaws].

1. a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Madrileño¹

First recorded in 1825–35; from Spanish madrileño, perhaps by dissimilation ( d—d becoming d—l ) from unrecorded madrideño, equivalent to Madrid Madrid + -eño a Spanish suffix forming nouns and adjectives from placenames (from Latin -ignus, -egnus, apparently extracted from adjectives formed with -n- in which g was part of the root, e.g., larignus “of larch,” salignus “of willow”)

Example Sentences

Madrileño Ralphie Choo is also gearing up for his debut, and La Doña’s new EP promises to weave together cumbia, salsa, oldies and reggaeton.

From Seattle Times

Onetime rapper Antón Álvarez Alfaro dramatically revamped his musical palette for 2021’s global hit ‘El Madrileño.’

From Los Angeles Times

“El Madrileño,” his acclaimed 2021 album, veers lithely between global genres — bossa nova one moment, salsa, Mexican norteña or Brazilian baile funk the next.

From Los Angeles Times

Drexler went on to co-write two hits for Tangana, “Nominao” and “Hong Kong,” that appear on “El Madrileño,” Spain’s best-selling album of 2021.

From New York Times

Tangana, who reached across the Atlantic to collaborate with an array of Latin American artists for his 2021 album “El Madrileño,” teamed up with Omar Apollo, Nathy Peluso and Natalia Lafourcade for an intimate live performance of his flamenco song “Ingobernable.”

From Los Angeles Times