cuchillero

Spanish

Etymology

From cuchillo +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʝeɾo/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʝe.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʎeɾo/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʎe.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʃeɾo/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʒeɾo/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: cu‧chi‧lle‧ro

Noun

cuchillero m (plural cuchilleros, feminine cuchillera, feminine plural cuchilleras)

  1. knife salesman; cutler
  2. one who kills with a knife, especially an assassin or ruffian

Further reading

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