sureño

/suˈɾeɲo/ · B2 · adj

southern

🧭 sureño = sur (south) + -eño (from/of), so 'of the south'

Spanish sur means south, and the suffix -eño marks origin or belonging, like in madrileño (from Madrid). So sureño literally means 'south-belonging': someone or something from the south.

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