cuyano

Spanish

Etymology

From Cuyo +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kuˈʝano/ [kuˈʝa.no]

• IPA^(key): /kuˈʝano/ [kuˈʝa.no] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /kuˈʃano/ [kuˈʃa.no] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /kuˈʒano/ [kuˈʒa.no] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: cu‧ya‧no

Adjective

cuyano (feminine cuyana, masculine plural cuyanos, feminine plural cuyanas)

1. of, from or relating to the region of Cuyo, Argentina

Noun

cuyano m (plural cuyanos, feminine cuyana, feminine plural cuyanas)

1. native or inhabitant of the region of Cuyo, Argentina (usually male)

Further reading

• “cuyano”, 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