camarero

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin camarārius (Late Latin camerārius (“chamberlain”)), related to cámara (“room”). Compare Catalan cambrer and Italian cameriere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kamaˈɾeɾo/ [ka.maˈɾe.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ca‧ma‧re‧ro

Noun

camarero m (plural camareros, feminine camarera, feminine plural camareras)

  1. waiter
    Synonyms: mesero, mozo

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.