tlapalero
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl tlapalli (“dye, ink, paint”) + -ero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tlapaˈleɾo/ [t̪la.paˈle.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: tla‧pa‧le‧ro
Noun
tlapalero m (plural tlapaleros, feminine tlapalera, feminine plural tlapaleras)
- hardware dealer, the owner or employee of a tlapalería (hardware store or paint store)
- Synonym: ferretero
Related terms
- tlapalería
Further reading
- “tlapalero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014