mesetario

== Spanish == === Etymology === From meseta (“plateau”) + -ario. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meseˈtaɾjo/ [me.seˈt̪a.ɾjo] Rhymes: -aɾjo Syllabification: me‧se‧ta‧rio === Adjective === mesetario (feminine mesetaria, masculine plural mesetarios, feminine plural mesetarias) (Spain, relational) relating to the Meseta Central plateau (the large interior plateau of the Iberian Peninsula) === Noun === mesetario m (plural mesetarios, feminine mesetaria, feminine plural mesetarias) (Spain, sometimes derogatory) a person from the interior of Spain (i.e. from the Meseta Central plateau), especially someone from Madrid ==== Usage notes ==== Primarily used as an insult by speakers from Catalonia, Valencia, and Andalusia. === References === === Further reading === “mesetario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025