pesetero
Spanish
Etymology
From peseta (“former currency of Spain”) + -ero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peseˈteɾo/ [pe.seˈt̪e.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: pe‧se‧te‧ro
Noun
pesetero m (plural peseteros, feminine pesetera, feminine plural peseteras)
- (colloquial, derogatory) tight-fisted, stingy, miser
- (colloquial, derogatory) moneygrubber/money-grubber
Further reading
- “pesetero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014