marisquero

Spanish

Etymology

From marisco +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾisˈkeɾo/ [ma.ɾisˈke.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧ris‧que‧ro

Adjective

marisquero (feminine marisquera, masculine plural marisqueros, feminine plural marisqueras)

1. (relational) seafood
   • 2016 October 14, “Wilter Blanco tenía ‘permiso’ para aterrizar avionetas”, in La Prensa‎^[1]:

     Según estimaciones de las autoridades, una de las marisqueras que tenía el narco reportaba ganancias millonarias.

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Noun

marisquero m (plural marisqueros, feminine marisquera, feminine plural marisqueras)

1. someone who works in the seafood industry, as a seller or fisher

Related terms

• marisquería

 

Further reading

• “marisquero”, 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