complutense

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Complūtēnsis, from Complūtum, the ancient name of the town. Equivalent to Compluto +‎ -ense.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kompluˈtense/ [kõm.pluˈt̪ẽn.se]
Rhymes: -ense
Syllabification: com‧plu‧ten‧se

Adjective

complutense m or f (masculine and feminine plural complutenses)

from or related to Alcalá de Henares
Synonym: alcalaíno

Noun

complutense m or f by sense (plural complutenses)

someone from Alcalá de Henares
Synonyms: alcalaíno m, alcalaína f

Further reading

“complutense”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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