coladero

Spanish

Etymology

From colar +‎ -dero. Compare Portuguese coadouro, Italian colatoio, French couloir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kolaˈdeɾo/ [ko.laˈð̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: co‧la‧de‧ro

Noun

coladero m (plural coladeros)

1. narrow pass or road

   Synonym: tollón

2. colander

   Synonyms: escurridor, colador

3. loophole
4. (figurative, sports) leaky defence

Further reading

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