putero

Spanish

Etymology

From puta (“whore”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈteɾo/ [puˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pu‧te‧ro

Adjective

putero (feminine putera, masculine plural puteros, feminine plural puteras)

1. whoring; whoremongering

Noun

putero m (plural puteros)

1. (colloquial) whoremonger
2. (colloquial) brothel, whorehouse
3. (colloquial, Spain) gigolo
4. (colloquial, Spain) kerb crawler
5. (colloquial, Mexico) a lot, a bunch

Further reading

• “putero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28