carterista
Catalan
Etymology
From cartera (“wallet”) + -ista.
Pronunciation
Noun
carterista m or f by sense (plural carteristes)
- pickpocket
- Synonyms: escurabutxaques, escurabosses
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “carterista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Spanish
Etymology
From cartera (“wallet”) + -ista.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾteˈɾista/ [kaɾ.t̪eˈɾis.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ista
- Syllabification: car‧te‧ris‧ta
Noun
carterista m or f by sense (plural carteristas)
- pickpocket
- Synonyms: choro, chorizo, ladronzuelo, ratero, robaperas
Further reading
- “carterista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024