metalero

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /metaˈleɾo/ [me.t̪aˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: me‧ta‧le‧ro

Etymology 1

From metal (“metal music”) +‎ -ero.

Noun

metalero m (plural metaleros, feminine metalera, feminine plural metaleras)

1. (informal) headbanger, metalhead

See also

• roquero

Etymology 2

From metal +‎ -ero.

Noun

metalero m (plural metaleros)

1. (rare) metalworker

Adjective

metalero (feminine metalera, masculine plural metaleros, feminine plural metaleras)

1. (Bolivia, Chile, relational) metal

See also

• metanero

Further reading

• “metalero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28