Porteño

noun

A male inhabitant of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Meanings

nounPorteño (plural Porteños)

plural Porteños

  1. A male inhabitant of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Origin

  1. Spanishporteño
  2. EnglishPorteño

Borrowed from Spanish porteño.

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APA

Porteño. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porte%C3%B1o

MLA

“Porteño.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porte%C3%B1o. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Porteño,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Porte%C3%B1o.

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