tracalero

Spanish

Etymology

From trácala +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾakaˈleɾo/ [t̪ɾa.kaˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: tra‧ca‧le‧ro

Adjective

tracalero (feminine tracalera, masculine plural tracaleros, feminine plural tracaleras)

1. (Latin America) deceitful, dishonest
   • 2017 August 12, “Henry Ramos, el estadista”, in El Nacional‎^[1]:

     Vamos a estar claros, 80% de la gente ha demostrado hasta la saciedad que rechaza a este narcorrégimen corrupto, tramposo y tracalero.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “tracalero”, 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