Minorquinn.adj.

Brit.

/mᵻˌnɔːˈkɪn/, U.S.

/məˌnɔrˈkin/

Forms:

α. 1600s– Minorquin, 1800s Minorkeen.

β. 1800s Menorquine.

Origin: Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: French minorquin; Spanish menorquín.

Etymology: Probably partly < French minorquin ( < Minorque , French form of the name of Minorca (see Minorca n.) + -in -ine suffix¹), and partly < Spanish menorquín < Menorca (see Minorca n.) + -ín -ine suffix¹. Compare Minorcan adj. and n.

Now rare.

A. n.

= Minorcan n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Spaniards > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Spain > Balearics

Majorcan1661

Minorquin1669

Minorcan1833

Mallorquin1839

Mallorcan1868

Ibicencan1911

1669 T. Allin Jrnl. 30 Sept. (1940) (modernized text) II. 119 Capt Holmes took up a Minorquin [printed Minorcan, but MS form noted] that had been a slave 6 years.

1752 J. Armstrong Hist. Island Minorca p.xi Among the most intelligent of the Minorquins.

1785 Gentleman's Mag. 55 i. 66 The Minorquins, when they see an Englishman, follow him.

1821 Kaleidoscope 15 May 361/3 We halted at a farm-house, if I may so call the residence of a Minorkeen husbandman.

1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 97/2 In character and manners, the Menorquines resemble the natives of Mallorca.

1892 Littell's Living Age 28 May 553/1 In 1798, for the third time, the Union Jack was mounted in Mahon, and the good Minorquins..gave us a welcome home again.

1996 Sunday Times 7 July (Travel section) 3/3 The Minorquins welcome your offspring with open arms and infinite patience.

†B. adj.

= Minorcan adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [adjective] > Minorca

Minorquin1756

1756 in H. W. Richmond Papers rel. to Loss of Minorca (1913) 127 Giving him directions to dispatch a Minorquin xebeck.

1760 T. Smollett Contin. Compl. Hist. Eng. I. 327 Five and twenty Minorquin bakers were hired.

1811 J. Carr Descriptive Trav. Spain & Balearic Isles xviii. 369 Some of the Minorquin ladies are very pretty.

1893 Littell's Living Age 2 Sept. 576/1 Those nice little biscuits which in Spain are known generically as ‘Minorquin pastry’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minorquin
释义	Minorquinn.adj. Brit. /mᵻˌnɔːˈkɪn/, U.S. /məˌnɔrˈkin/ Forms: α. 1600s– Minorquin, 1800s Minorkeen. β. 1800s Menorquine. Origin: Probably partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: French minorquin; Spanish menorquín. Etymology: Probably partly < French minorquin ( < Minorque , French form of the name of Minorca (see Minorca n.) + -in -ine suffix¹), and partly < Spanish menorquín < Menorca (see Minorca n.) + -ín -ine suffix¹. Compare Minorcan adj. and n. Now rare. A. n. = Minorcan n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Spaniards > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Spain > Balearics Majorcan1661 Minorquin1669 Minorcan1833 Mallorquin1839 Mallorcan1868 Ibicencan1911 1669 T. Allin Jrnl. 30 Sept. (1940) (modernized text) II. 119 Capt Holmes took up a Minorquin [printed Minorcan, but MS form noted] that had been a slave 6 years. 1752 J. Armstrong Hist. Island Minorca p.xi Among the most intelligent of the Minorquins. 1785 Gentleman's Mag. 55 i. 66 The Minorquins, when they see an Englishman, follow him. 1821 Kaleidoscope 15 May 361/3 We halted at a farm-house, if I may so call the residence of a Minorkeen husbandman. 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 97/2 In character and manners, the Menorquines resemble the natives of Mallorca. 1892 Littell's Living Age 28 May 553/1 In 1798, for the third time, the Union Jack was mounted in Mahon, and the good Minorquins..gave us a welcome home again. 1996 Sunday Times 7 July (Travel section) 3/3 The Minorquins welcome your offspring with open arms and infinite patience. †B. adj. = Minorcan adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [adjective] > Minorca Minorquin1756 1756 in H. W. Richmond Papers rel. to Loss of Minorca (1913) 127 Giving him directions to dispatch a Minorquin xebeck. 1760 T. Smollett Contin. Compl. Hist. Eng. I. 327 Five and twenty Minorquin bakers were hired. 1811 J. Carr Descriptive Trav. Spain & Balearic Isles xviii. 369 Some of the Minorquin ladies are very pretty. 1893 Littell's Living Age 2 Sept. 576/1 Those nice little biscuits which in Spain are known generically as ‘Minorquin pastry’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1669
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