Norteño (adj)
naw-teen-yoh
of or relating to northern Mexico, the border area of Mexico and the United States, the people of this region, or their dialect of Spanish.
First recorded in 1950–55; from Spanish (Mexico, Texas): literally, “northern(er),” equivalent to nort(e) “north” + -eño a suffix forming nouns and adjectives from placenames
Example sentences
“These rustic norteño towns were our first taste of Mexico as we rode the Pan American Highway to Argentina.”
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