No. 4,315 in Spanish
quevedo
A "quevedo" is a type of pince-nez eyeglasses.
In a sentence
Me gusta leer las obras de Quevedo.
I like to read Quevedo's works.
The word 'Quevedo' is a proper noun, referring to the Spanish author Francisco de Quevedo.
Pensaban que era un detalle quevedescente.
They thought it was a detail reminiscent of Quevedo's style.
Here, 'quevedescente' is derived from the name Quevedo, used as an adjective to describe a stylistic feature.
En la plaza hay una estatua que representa a Quevedo.
In the square, there is a statue representing Quevedo.
In this case, 'Quevedo' again refers to Francisco de Quevedo, used as a cultural reference connected to a statue.
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