cortijo

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A cortijo in Seville, Spain

Etymology

From corte +‎ -ijo, from Latin cohortem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˈtixo/
  • Rhymes: -ixo
  • Syllabification: cor‧ti‧jo

Noun

cortijo m (plural cortijos)

  1. a type of traditional rural habitat found mostly in Andalusia and Extremadura
    • 2017 March 5, “Miles de personas exigen en Murcia la dimisión de Pedro Antonio Sánchez”, in El País:
      "No podemos permitir que la indecencia nos gobierne y que gente que ha hecho que sus privilegios, sentados en su sillón intentando mantener ese poder solo para ellos, hagan su cortijo y que la ciudadanía siga perdiendo cada día más derechos", ha aseverado Alfonso sobre el presidente regional.
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