chispero

Spanish

Etymology

From chispa +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃisˈpeɾo/ [t͡ʃisˈpe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: chis‧pe‧ro

Noun

chispero m (plural chisperos, feminine chispera, feminine plural chisperas)

1. (Spain, historical) a citizen of Maravillas, a neighbourhood of Madrid now called Universidad, in the 19th and early 20th centuries

Further reading

• “chispero”, 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