cortijada

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Spanish

Etymology

From cortijo +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾtiˈxada/
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: cor‧ti‧ja‧da

Noun

cortijada f (plural cortijadas)

  1. hamlet of farmhouses
    • 2015 July 10, “Las llamas reaparecen y se multiplican con el calor estival”, in El País:
      Siguen desalojados de manera preventiva la veintena de habitantes de la pedanía de Ceal, en Huesa, así como de varias cortijadas que tuvieron que abandonar en la tarde del jueves sus viviendas para evitar no tanto por el fuego sino por el hecho de que un cambio en el sentido del viento pudiera dejarlos sumidos en una intensa columna de humo.
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