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Spanish
Etymology
From Quijote + -ismo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kixoˈtismo/
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Syllabification: qui‧jo‧tis‧mo
Noun
quijotismo m (plural quijotismos)
- quixotism, absurd idealism
- Synonym: quijotería
- Antonym: sanchismo
2015 October 30, “Tribuna”, in El País:Pocos ejemplos actuales más expresivos de quijotismo podemos encontrar que el de los soberanistas catalanes.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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