cartero

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish cartero (“postman”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: car‧te‧ro

Noun

cartero

1. postman; mailman

Related terms

• carta
• cartilla

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs)bor.

Latin charta

Spanish carta

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish cartero

From carta + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈteɾo/ [kaɾˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: car‧te‧ro

Noun

cartero m (plural carteros, feminine cartera, feminine plural carteras)

1. postman, mailman

   Synonym: valijero

Related terms

• cartera

Descendants

• → Tagalog: kartero

Further reading

• “cartero”, 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