usurero

See also: usurerò

Spanish

Etymology

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin ūsūrārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /usuˈɾeɾo/ [u.suˈɾe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: u‧su‧re‧ro

Noun

usurero m (plural usureros, feminine usurera, feminine plural usureras)

1. usurer, loan shark (someone lending money at exorbitant rates of interest)

   Synonym: prestamista

Related terms

• usura f
• usurario

 

Further reading

• “usurero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014