CHURRIGUERESQUE


Meaning of CHURRIGUERESQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌchu̇r-i-gə-ˈresk ]

adjective

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Spanish churrigueresco, from José Churriguera died 1725 Spanish architect

Date: 1845

: of or relating to a Spanish baroque architectural style characterized by elaborate surface decoration or its Latin-American adaptation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.