carretero

See also: Carretero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós

Proto-Celtic *karros

Gaulish *karrosbor.

Latin carrus

Old Catalan carro

Old Catalan -eta

Old Catalan carretabor.?

Old Spanish carreta

Spanish carreta

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish carretero

From carreta + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kareˈteɾo/ [ka.reˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ca‧rre‧te‧ro

Adjective

carretero (feminine carretera, masculine plural carreteros, feminine plural carreteras)

1. (relational) street, road

Derived terms

• pato carretero

Noun

carretero m (plural carreteros, feminine carretera, feminine plural carreteras)

1. cartwright
2. carter

Derived terms

• fumar como un carretero
• jurar como un carretero

Further reading

• “carretero”, 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