chinampero

Spanish

Etymology

From chinampa +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinamˈpeɾo/ [t͡ʃi.nãmˈpe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: chi‧nam‧pe‧ro

Adjective

chinampero (feminine chinampera, masculine plural chinamperos, feminine plural chinamperas)

1. (of a crop or plant, Mexico) Cultivated in a chinampa

Noun

chinampero m (plural chinamperos, feminine chinampera, feminine plural chinamperas)

1. (Mexico) a person who cultivates using chinampas

Further reading

• “chinampero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014