esteño

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Spanish

Etymology

From (Ciudad del) Este +‎ -eño.

Noun

esteño m (plural esteños, feminine esteña, feminine plural esteñas)

  1. native or inhabitant of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay (male or of unspecified gender)

Adjective

esteño (feminine esteña, masculine plural esteños, feminine plural esteñas)

  1. of, from or relating to Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
    • 2015 December, “Maldonado cobrará un impuesto a la seguridad para financiar cámaras”, in El Pais (Uruguay):
      La idea es que el costo del sistema de varios millones de dólares sea diluido en los más de cien mil padrones que existen en el departamento esteño.
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