casillero

Spanish

Etymology

From casilla +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kasiˈʝeɾo/ [ka.siˈʝe.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kasiˈʝeɾo/ [ka.siˈʝe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kasiˈʎeɾo/ [ka.siˈʎe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kasiˈʃeɾo/ [ka.siˈʃe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kasiˈʒeɾo/ [ka.siˈʒe.ɾo]

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ca‧si‧lle‧ro

Noun

casillero m (plural casilleros)

1. pigeonhole
2. locker

   Synonyms: alacena, locker, taquilla

Noun

casillero m (plural casilleros, feminine casillera, feminine plural casilleras)

1. ballot box official, poll worker

Further reading

• “casillero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10