hallaquero

Spanish

Etymology

From hallaca +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aʝaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʝaˈke.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /aʎaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʎaˈke.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /aʃaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʃaˈke.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aʒaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʒaˈke.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ha‧lla‧que‧ro

Noun

hallaquero m (plural hallaqueros, feminine hallaquera, feminine plural hallaqueras)

  1. (Venezuela) tamale maker
    • 2016 December 21, “Trabajadores de la salud cerraron la Baralt para exigir pago de deudas”, in El Nacional‎[1]:
      No les quieren pagar bono hallaquero ni de alimentación y trancan la avenida Baralt en Caracas”, destacó uno de los mensajes en la red social.
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