platero

Spanish

Etymology

From plata +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaˈteɾo/ [plaˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pla‧te‧ro

Noun

platero m (plural plateros)

1. silversmith
2. (Chile) band-tailed sierra finch (Porphyrospiza alaudina)

Derived terms

• platería

Further reading

• “platero”, 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