Gongoresque

adjective

Gon·​go·​resque

¦gäŋgə¦resk,

¦gȯŋ

: 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

Word History

Etymology

Luis de Góngora y Argote †1627 Spanish poet + English -esque

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