organillero

Spanish

Etymology

From organillo +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /oɾɡaniˈʝeɾo/ [oɾ.ɣ̞a.niˈʝe.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /oɾɡaniˈʎeɾo/ [oɾ.ɣ̞a.niˈʎe.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /oɾɡaniˈʃeɾo/ [oɾ.ɣ̞a.niˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /oɾɡaniˈʒeɾo/ [oɾ.ɣ̞a.niˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: or‧ga‧ni‧lle‧ro

Noun

organillero m (plural organilleros, feminine organillera, feminine plural organilleras)

  1. organ grinder
    • 2015 November 21, “Ratas sabias”, in El País[1]:
      En aquellos tiempos, los juegos con ratas eran habituales en calles y plazas, junto a charlatanes, tiovivos, organilleros, circos acrobáticos e hípicos, extravagancias y deformidades.
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