lustrabotas
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of lustra (“to shine”) + botas (“boots”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lustɾaˈbotas/ [lus.t̪ɾaˈβ̞o.t̪as]
- Rhymes: -otas
- Syllabification: lus‧tra‧bo‧tas
Noun
lustrabotas m or f (plural lustrabotas)
- shoeshiner
- Synonym: limpiabotas
Further reading
- “lustrabotas”, 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