vertedero

Spanish

Etymology

From verter (“to pour”) + -dero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾteˈdeɾo/ [beɾ.t̪eˈð̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ver‧te‧de‧ro

Noun

vertedero m (plural vertederos)

1. landfill, dump (place where waste or garbage is left)

   Synonyms: basurero, basural, vertedero de basura

2. weir

   Synonym: vertedero hidráulico

Further reading

• vertedero on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es
• “vertedero”, 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