tianguero

Spanish

Etymology

From tianguis (“market”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tjanˈɡeɾo/ [t̪jãŋˈɡe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: tian‧gue‧ro

Noun

tianguero m (plural tiangueros, feminine tianguera, feminine plural tiangueras)

1. (Mexico) a vendor located in a tianguis; a marketeer

   Synonyms: comerciante, vendedor, tianguista

References

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 129

Further reading

• “tianguero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28