chispero
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃisˈpeɾo/ [t͡ʃisˈpe.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: chis‧pe‧ro
Noun
chispero m (plural chisperos, feminine chispera, feminine plural chisperas)
- (Spain, historical) a citizen of Maravillas, a neighbourhood of Madrid now called Universidad, in the 19th and early 20th centuries
- blacksmith
- (Cuba) lighter
- (Cuba) driver of a small car
- (Cuba) alternative form of chisperío
Further reading
- “chispero”, 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