camillero

Spanish

Etymology

From camilla +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kamiˈʝeɾo/ [ka.miˈʝe.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kamiˈʎeɾo/ [ka.miˈʎe.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kamiˈʃeɾo/ [ka.miˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kamiˈʒeɾo/ [ka.miˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ca‧mi‧lle‧ro

Noun

camillero m (plural camilleros, feminine camillera, feminine plural camilleras)

  1. an orderly; a hospital worker who performs non-medical patient care
  2. stretcher-bearer

Further reading

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