/mad'reuh layn"yoh/ ; Sp. /mah'dhrddee le"nyaw/ , n. , pl. Madrilenos /-layn"yohz/ ; Sp. /-le"nyaws/ . ( sometimes l.c. )
a native or inhabitant of Madrid, Spain.
[ 1825-35; madrileño, perh. by dissimilation ( d - d > d - l ) from * madrideño, equiv. to Madrid MADRID + -eño suffix of appurtenance ( -ignus, -egnus, appar. extracted from adjs. formed with -n- in which g was part of the root, e.g., larignus of larch, salignus of willow) ]