carpintero

See also: Carpintero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish carpintero (“carpenter; woodpecker”). Doublet of carpenter.

Noun

carpintero (plural carpinteros)

1. The acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.

Anagrams

• certoparin

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin carpentārius (“carpenter”), from Latin carpentārius (“wagon-maker, carriage-maker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾpinˈteɾo/ [kaɾ.pĩn̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: car‧pin‧te‧ro

Noun

carpintero m (plural carpinteros, feminine carpintera, feminine plural carpinteras)

1. carpenter
2. woodpecker

Derived terms

• abeja carpintera
• carpintero de armar
• carpintero de blanco
• carpintero de carretas
• carpintero de ribera
• carpintero del desierto
• carpintero enano
• carpintero escapulario
• carpintero gigante
• carpintero grande
• carpintero listado
• carpintero magallánico
• carpintero negro
• carpintero yucateco
• martillo de carpintero
• pájaro carpintero

 

Related terms

• carpintería

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: karpentero
• → Tagalog: karpintero

Further reading

• “carpintero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28