ropavejero

Spanish

Etymology

From ropa vieja (“old clothes, rags”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ropabeˈxeɾo/ [ro.pa.β̞eˈxe.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ro‧pa‧ve‧je‧ro

Noun

ropavejero m (plural ropavejeros, feminine ropavejera, feminine plural ropavejeras)

  1. ragman
    • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:
      Días después Irzubeta lucía un flamante fusil de aire comprimido que vendió a un ropavejero de la calle Reconquista.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

  • tilichero

Further reading

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