conchero

Spanish

Etymology

From concha (“seashell”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈt͡ʃeɾo/ [kõnʲˈt͡ʃe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: con‧che‧ro

Noun

conchero m (plural concheros)

1. (dance) a pre-colonial Mexican dance
2. (archaeology) midden (pile of bones and shells)
3. (Argentina, slang) C-string; a metallic or plastic piece used by vedettes to cover the genitalia
   • 2010 June 5, “La hija del senador ya usa conchero”, in Clarín‎^[1]:

     Papá senador dijo que no, que mejor no, que... Bla, la nena terminó saliendo a escena como segunda vedette con plumas y conchero.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “conchero”, 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