merendero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish merendar

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish merendero

From merendar + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɾenˈdeɾo/ [me.ɾẽn̪ˈd̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: me‧ren‧de‧ro

Noun

merendero m (plural merenderos)

1. picnic site
2. snack bar; diner; food joint

   Synonym: lonchería

Further reading

• “merendero”, 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