gongoresque

gongoresque
\\|gäŋgə|resk, |gȯŋ\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Luis de Góngora y Argote died 1627 Spanish poet + English -esque
: of or relating to the poet Góngora or to Gongorism

putting into verses of Gongoresque lineage … the authentic qualities of an entirely contemporary emotion — Pedro Salinas


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