zacatero

Spanish

Etymology

From zacate +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θakaˈteɾo/ [θa.kaˈt̪e.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sakaˈteɾo/ [sa.kaˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: za‧ca‧te‧ro

Noun

zacatero m (plural zacateros)

1. (chiefly Nicaragua) One who works with hay either by cutting or selling it

Further reading

• “zacatero”, 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