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.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
