carpintero
See also: Carpintero
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish carpintero (“carpenter; woodpecker”).
Noun
carpintero (plural carpinteros)
- The acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin carpentārius (“carpenter”), from Latin carpentārius (“wagon-maker, carriage-maker”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾpinˈteɾo/ [kaɾ.pĩn̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: car‧pin‧te‧ro
Noun
carpintero m (plural carpinteros, feminine carpintera, feminine plural carpinteras)
Derived terms
- abeja carpintera
- carpintero de armar
- carpintero de blanco
- carpintero de carretas
- carpintero de ribera
- carpintero del desierto
- carpintero enano
- carpintero escapulario
- carpintero gigante
- carpintero grande
- carpintero listado
- carpintero magallánico
- carpintero negro
- carpintero yucateco
- martillo de carpintero
- pájaro carpintero
Related terms
Descendants
- → Cebuano: karpentero
- → Tagalog: karpintero
Further reading
- “carpintero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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