quixotesco

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Quixote, the surname of Don Quixote, the titular character in the novel by Miguel Cervantes, +‎ -esco.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ki.ʃoˈtes.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ki.ʃoˈteʃ.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ki.ʃoˈtes.ko/
 

Adjective

quixotesco (feminine quixotesca, masculine plural quixotescos, feminine plural quixotescas)

  1. quixotic (possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality)
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