Associations to the word «Churrigueresque»

Wiktionary

CHURRIGUERESQUE, adjective. (architecture) Relating to a Spanish baroque architectural style that started in the late 17th century to the early 18th century; characterized by flamboyant ornamentation

Dictionary definition

CHURRIGUERESQUE, adjective. Having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats