coquero

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈkeɾo/ [koˈke.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: co‧que‧ro

Etymology 1

From coca +‎ -ero.

Adjective

coquero (feminine coquera, masculine plural coqueros, feminine plural coqueras)

1. (Colombia, Peru) Pertaining to the cultivation of coca

Noun

coquero m (plural coqueros, feminine coquera, feminine plural coqueras)

1. (Colombia, Peru) a cultivator of coca

Etymology 2

From coco +‎ -ero.

Noun

coquero m (plural coqueros, feminine coquera, feminine plural coqueras)

1. (Mexico, Puerto Rico) a cultivator of coconut palms
2. (Mexico, Puerto Rico) a seller of coconuts

Related terms

• cocotal
• cocotero

 

Etymology 3

From coca +‎ -ero.

Noun

coquero m (plural coqueros, feminine coquera, feminine plural coqueras)

1. (colloquial, derogatory, Colombia, Honduras) a cocaine addict

   Synonym: cocainómano

2. (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) a drug addict

Related terms

• cocaína

 

Further reading

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