ballenero

Spanish

Etymology

From ballena (“whale”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /baʝeˈneɾo/ [ba.ʝeˈne.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /baʎeˈneɾo/ [ba.ʎeˈne.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /baʃeˈneɾo/ [ba.ʃeˈne.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /baʒeˈneɾo/ [ba.ʒeˈne.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ba‧lle‧ne‧ro

Adjective

ballenero (feminine ballenera, masculine plural balleneros, feminine plural balleneras)

  1. (relational) whaling

Noun

ballenero m (plural balleneros)

  1. whaler
  2. whaling ship; whaler

See also

  • caza de ballenas

Further reading

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