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/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ki.ʃuˈteʃ.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ki.ʃuˈteʃ.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ki.t͡ʃuˈteʃ.ku/

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)