ratonero

Spanish

Etymology

From ratón +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ratoˈneɾo/ [ra.t̪oˈne.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ra‧to‧ne‧ro

Adjective

ratonero (feminine ratonera, masculine plural ratoneros, feminine plural ratoneras)

1. (relational) mouse
2. (relational) rat
3. that catches mice or rats

Derived terms

• cebadilla ratonera

 

Noun

ratonero m (plural ratoneros)

1. (colloquial) din
2. buzzard

Derived terms

• ratonero bodeguero andaluz
• ratonero calzado
• ratonero común

 

Further reading

• “ratonero”, 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