playero

Spanish

Etymology

From playa +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /plaˈʝeɾo/ [plaˈʝe.ɾo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /plaˈʃeɾo/ [plaˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /plaˈʒeɾo/ [plaˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: pla‧ye‧ro

Adjective

playero (feminine playera, masculine plural playeros, feminine plural playeras)

  1. (relational) beach
  2. (bullfighting) having horns pointing horizontally out

Noun

playero m (plural playeros)

  1. any of several species of sandpiper, in the genus Calidris
    Synonym: correlimos
  2. (northern Spain) trainer, sneaker (sports shoe)
  3. (Equatorial Guinea) a member of any of various coastal ethnic groups, including the Kombe, Kwasio, Lengue, and Benga peoples

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