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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cortigiano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koɾteˈsano/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: cor‧te‧sa‧no
Noun
cortesano m (plural cortesanos)
- courtier
1999 October 12, “La costosa dictablanda de Pujol”, in El País:Posee ya un mausoleo digno de Augusto -el bofilliano Teatre Nacional de Cataluña- e incluso un hagiógrafo, disfrazado de espíritu crítico: Baltasar Porcel, antiguo maoísta (!), después cortesano del Rey y finalmente Pepito Grillo a quien Pujol montó una institución de supuesta utilidad para Cataluña -el Institud d"Estudis Mediteranis- cuyos costes permanecen secretos para la opinión pública, pese a las reiteradas quejas de algún partido político.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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