cerbatanero

Spanish

Etymology

From cerbatana +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeɾbataˈneɾo/ [θeɾ.β̞a.t̪aˈne.ɾo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /seɾbataˈneɾo/ [seɾ.β̞a.t̪aˈne.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: cer‧ba‧ta‧ne‧ro

Noun

cerbatanero m (plural cerbataneros, feminine cerbatanera, feminine plural cerbataneras)

  1. one who uses a blowgun or blowpipe

Further reading

  • “cerbatanero”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN
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