carnicero

See also: Carnicero

Spanish

Etymology

From carniza +‎ -ero or from Vulgar Latin *carniceārius, from Latin carō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾniˈθeɾo/ [kaɾ.niˈθe.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kaɾniˈseɾo/ [kaɾ.niˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: car‧ni‧ce‧ro

Noun

carnicero m (plural carniceros, feminine carnicera, feminine plural carniceras)

1. butcher

   Synonym: oficial

2. carnivoran

Further reading

• “carnicero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025