patrullero

Spanish

Etymology

From patrulla +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /patɾuˈʝeɾo/ [pa.t̪ɾuˈʝe.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /patɾuˈʝeɾo/ [pa.t̪ɾuˈʝe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /patɾuˈʎeɾo/ [pa.t̪ɾuˈʎe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /patɾuˈʃeɾo/ [pa.t̪ɾuˈʃe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /patɾuˈʒeɾo/ [pa.t̪ɾuˈʒe.ɾo]

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pa‧tru‧lle‧ro

Adjective

patrullero (feminine patrullera, masculine plural patrulleros, feminine plural patrulleras)

1. related to patrolling

Noun

patrullero m (plural patrulleros)

1. patrolman
2. patrol boat

Hypernyms

• buque de guerra

 

Related terms

• apatrullar

 

Further reading

• “patrullero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014