garabatero

Spanish

Etymology

From garabato +‎ -ero

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɾabaˈteɾo/ [ɡa.ɾa.β̞aˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ga‧ra‧ba‧te‧ro

Adjective

garabatero (feminine garabatera, masculine plural garabateros, feminine plural garabateras)

1. (Chile, colloquial) foul-mouthed

Related terms

• garabatear
• garabato

 

Further reading

• “garabatero”, 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
• “garabatero” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010