carpintero
See also: Carpintero
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish carpintero (“carpenter; woodpecker”).
Noun edit
carpintero (plural carpinteros)
- The acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.
Anagrams edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Late Latin carpentārius (“carpenter”), from Latin carpentārius (“wagon-maker, carriage-maker”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kaɾpinˈteɾo/ [kaɾ.pĩn̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: car‧pin‧te‧ro
Noun edit
carpintero m (plural carpinteros, feminine carpintera, feminine plural carpinteras)
Derived terms edit
- abeja carpintera
- carpintero de armar
- carpintero de blanco
- carpintero de carretas
- carpintero de ribera
- carpintero del desierto
- carpintero enano
- carpintero escapulario
- carpintero gigante
- carpintero grande
- carpintero listado
- carpintero magallánico
- carpintero negro
- carpintero yucateco
- martillo de carpintero
- pájaro carpintero
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Cebuano: karpentero
- → Tagalog: karpintero
Further reading edit
- “carpintero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014