carpintero

English

Etymology

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

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

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin carpentārius (“carpenter”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin carpentārius (“wagon-maker, carriage-maker”).

Noun

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

1. carpenter
2. woodpecker

Derived terms

• abeja carpintera

Related terms

• carpintería f