hallaquero

Spanish

Etymology

From hallaca +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aʝaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʝaˈke.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aʝaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʝaˈke.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aʎaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʎaˈke.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aʃaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʃaˈke.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aʒaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʒaˈke.ɾo]

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ha‧lla‧que‧ro

Noun

hallaquero m (plural hallaqueros, feminine hallaquera, feminine plural hallaqueras)

1. (Venezuela) tamale maker
   • 2016 December 21, “Trabajadores de la salud cerraron la Baralt para exigir pago de deudas”, in El Nacional‎^[1]:

     No les quieren pagar bono hallaquero ni de alimentación y trancan la avenida Baralt en Caracas”, destacó uno de los mensajes en la red social.

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