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Spanish
Etymology
From (El) Alto + -eño.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈteɲo/
- Rhymes: -eɲo
- Syllabification: al‧te‧ño
Adjective
alteño (feminine alteña, masculine plural alteños, feminine plural alteñas)
- someone from El Alto, Bolivia
2016 July 24, “Debate sobre la nueva arquitectura”, in El Deber Bolivia:Por el contrario, el alcalde alteño Edgar Patana dice que se trata de un diseño colectivo que hace visible una matriz cultural propia, original innovadora y auténtica con bases comunitarias diferentes al pensamiento moderno occidental.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Noun
alteño m (plural alteños, feminine alteña, feminine plural alteñas)
- native or inhabitant of El Alto (male or of unspecified gender)
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