palero
Spanish
Etymology
palo + -ero
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈleɾo/ [paˈle.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: pa‧le‧ro
Noun
palero m (plural paleros, feminine palera, feminine plural paleras)
- a person who works with a spade, shovel, bat or paddle in various ways
- a vendor
- a gardener
- a stoker or shoveller (in the engine room)
- a cleaner
- (Mexico) shill (accomplice of a con artist)
Noun
palero m (plural paleros)
- wild asparagus
- pigweed
Further reading
- “palero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014