aguacatero

Spanish

Etymology

From aguacate +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡwakaˈteɾo/ [a.ɣ̞wa.kaˈt̪e.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: a‧gua‧ca‧te‧ro

Adjective

aguacatero (feminine aguacatera, masculine plural aguacateros, feminine plural aguacateras)

  1. (relational) avocado
  2. (El Salvador) mutt
    Ese perro es aguacatero.
    That dog is a mutt
    Mi perra aguacatera parió ayer.
    My mutt dog gave birth yesterday.
    • 2009, Mauricio Orellana Suárez, Ciudad de alado:
      Viaje de regreso. He ido a la oficina y de regreso había un perro aguacatero negro-parche-blanco-en-ojo-izquierdo acompañándolo a todos lados.
      Return trip. I went to the office and on the way back there was a black-with-a-white-patch-on-its-left-eye mutt following him all over.
  3. (El Salvador, often derogatory) proper or pertaining to El Salvador, in opposition to foreign countries, and usually of lower quality, cheaper or unrefined.

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