cuadrillero

Spanish

Etymology

From cuadrilla +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kwadɾiˈʝeɾo/ [kwa.ð̞ɾiˈʝe.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kwadɾiˈʎeɾo/ [kwa.ð̞ɾiˈʎe.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kwadɾiˈʃeɾo/ [kwa.ð̞ɾiˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kwadɾiˈʒeɾo/ [kwa.ð̞ɾiˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: cua‧dri‧lle‧ro

Noun

cuadrillero m (plural cuadrilleros, feminine cuadrillera, feminine plural cuadrilleras)

  1. worker in a team
  2. gangleader

Further reading

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