vocinglero

vocinglero

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish vocimbrero, probably from an earlier *vocibrero, from Late Latin vōciferārius, from Latin vōciferor, and influenced by the synonym jinglero in Spanish[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /boθinˈɡleɾo/ [bo.θĩŋˈɡle.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /bosinˈɡleɾo/ [bo.sĩŋˈɡle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: vo‧cin‧gle‧ro

Adjective

vocinglero (feminine vocinglera, masculine plural vocingleros, feminine plural vocingleras)

1. garrulous, chatty, loud-mouthed
   • 1891, José Martí, Versos sencillos

     Yo sé del canto del viento
     En las ramas vocingleras

     I know the song of the wind
     In the chatty branches

Related terms

• voz

References

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

• “vocinglero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Collins Spanish Dictionary