escudero
See also: Escudero
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin scūtārius, from Latin scūtum (“shield”). By surface analysis, escudo + -ero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskuˈdeɾo/ [es.kuˈð̞e.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: es‧cu‧de‧ro
Noun
escudero m (plural escuderos, feminine escudera, feminine plural escuderas)
- esquire, squire
- shield-bearer
- shield-maker
- nobleman
Derived terms
- escudería f
Related terms
- escudo
Further reading
- “escudero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014