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extremeño

from Extremadura

adjective eks-treh-MEH-nyoh Less Common

Usage Note

Extremeño refers to anything from Extremadura, the autonomous community in western Spain bordering Portugal. As a noun, un extremeño / una extremeña is a person from that region. The region is famous for jamón ibérico and as the birthplace of many Spanish conquistadors.

Examples

"El queso extremeño tiene mucho sabor."

Natural Translation

Extremaduran cheese has a lot of flavour.

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