marimbero

Spanish

Etymology

From marimba +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾimˈbeɾo/ [ma.ɾĩmˈbe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧rim‧be‧ro

Noun

marimbero m (plural marimberos, feminine marimbera, feminine plural marimberas)

1. marimba player

   Synonym: marimbista

2. (Cuba) drug dealer

   Synonym: narcotraficante

Further reading

• “marimbero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28