norteña

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish norteña.

Noun

norteña (plural norteñas)

  1. A song in the norteño genre.
    • 2007 January 13, Seth Kugel, “The Sounds of Mexico Hit New York Airwaves”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 25 January 2021:
      With very little fanfare, WZAA had become the first FM station in New York offering a format known as Mexican Regiona, which includes genres like ranchera, banda and norteña music.

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noɾˈteɲa/ [noɾˈt̪e.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -eɲa
  • Syllabification: nor‧te‧ña

Noun

norteña f (plural norteñas)

  1. female equivalent of norteño

Adjective

norteña f sg

  1. feminine singular of norteño