norteño
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Spanish norteño (“Northern [Mexico]”).
=== Noun ===
norteño (uncountable)
(music) A genre of Mexican music related to polka and corridos, emerged in the late 19th century.
Coordinate term: Tejano
==== Related terms ====
norteña
Norteño
=== Further reading ===
norteño (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From norte + -eño. Compare Portuguese nortenho.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /noɾˈteɲo/ [noɾˈt̪e.ɲo]
Rhymes: -eɲo
Syllabification: nor‧te‧ño
=== Adjective ===
norteño (feminine norteña, masculine plural norteños, feminine plural norteñas)
northern
Antonym: sureño
(Internet slang, humorous, chiefly Mexico) incestuous
==== Derived terms ====
=== Noun ===
norteño m (plural norteños, feminine norteña, feminine plural norteñas)
northerner
Antonym: sureño
==== Descendants ====
→ English: norteño, Norteño
=== Further reading ===
“norteño”, 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