hortera

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Maybe derived from huerto ("orchard"), because of the rudimentary nature of horticulturists and therefore meaning "out of date", "tasteless".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾˈteɾa/ [oɾˈt̪e.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: hor‧te‧ra

Adjective

hortera m or f (masculine and feminine plural horteras)

  1. tasteless, gaudy, tacky, cheesy
    Synonyms: (Mexico) naco, de mal gusto, vulgar

Noun

hortera f (plural horteras)

  1. a wooden pot

Noun

hortera m or f by sense (plural horteras)

  1. a tasteless person
  2. (Madrid) assistant in a shop

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “hortera”, 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
  • Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023) “hortera”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
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