ferrocarrilero

Spanish

Etymology

From ferrocarril +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ferokariˈleɾo/ [fe.ro.ka.riˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: fe‧rro‧ca‧rri‧le‧ro

Adjective

ferrocarrilero (feminine ferrocarrilera, masculine plural ferrocarrileros, feminine plural ferrocarrileras)

1. (Latin America, relational) railway

   Synonym: ferroviario

Noun

ferrocarrilero m (plural ferrocarrileros, feminine ferrocarrilera, feminine plural ferrocarrileras)

1. (Latin America) railwayman (man who works on a railway)

   Synonym: ferroviario

Further reading

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