jornalero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish jornal

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

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 jornalero

From jornal + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xoɾnaˈleɾo/ [xoɾ.naˈle.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: jor‧na‧le‧ro

Noun

jornalero m (plural jornaleros, feminine jornalera, feminine plural jornaleras)

1. day laborer

See also

• temporero

Further reading

• “jornalero”, 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