mesetario

Spanish

Etymology

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)

  1. (Spain, geography, 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)

  1. (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.[1]

References
  1. “¿Mesetario un insulto? El orgullo de la España interior ya tiene su camiseta.”, in Soria noticias‎, 2019: “especialmente por la gente del Levante y de Andalucía”

Further reading
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