porteño

Meaning

Adj

1. native to or inhabiting a port town
2. (Spain) native to or inhabiting the port town of El Puerto de Santa María
3. (Argentina) native to or inhabiting the port town of Buenos Aires
4. (Chile) native to or inhabiting Valparaíso

Noun

1. (Spain,masculine) native to or inhabiting the port town of El Puerto de Santa María
2. (Argentina,masculine) a person native to or inhabiting the port town of Buenos Aires
3. (Chile,masculine) Someone from Valparaíso

Hyphenated as

por‧te‧ño

Pronounced as (IPA)

/poɾˈteɲo/

Etymology

From puerto + -eño and Puerto + -eño.

Sentences

Nació en el barrio porteño de Flores , siendo la menor de cuatro hermanos .

She was born in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Flores, the youngest of four siblings.

Su infancia transcurrió en el barrio porteño de Flores .

His childhood was spent in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Flores.