picapedrero

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pica (“to chop”) +‎ piedra (“stone”) + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pikapeˈdɾeɾo/ [pi.ka.peˈð̞ɾe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pi‧ca‧pe‧dre‧ro

Noun

picapedrero m (plural picapedreros, feminine picapedrera, feminine plural picapedreras)

1. stonecutter

Further reading

• “picapedrero”, 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