guagüero

Spanish

Etymology

From guagua (“bus”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈɡweɾo/ [ɡwaˈɣ̞we.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: gua‧güe‧ro

Noun

guagüero m (plural guagüeros, feminine guagüera, feminine plural guagüeras)

1. (Canary Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Louisiana, Puerto Rico) bus driver

   Synonym: autobusero

Further reading

• “guagüero” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.