Basque

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Etymology

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Likely a variant of makito (foolish).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maketo/ [ma.ke.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eto, -o
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ke‧to

Noun

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maketo anim

  1. (derogatory) an immigrant from another part of Spain

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: maqueto

Further reading

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  • maketo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • maketo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005