yesquero

Spanish

Etymology

From yesca (“tinder”) +‎ -ero. Compare Portuguese isqueiro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝesˈkeɾo/ [ɟ͡ʝesˈke.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃesˈkeɾo/ [ʃesˈke.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒesˈkeɾo/ [ʒesˈke.ɾo]

Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: yes‧que‧ro

Noun

yesquero m (plural yesqueros)

tinderbox
(Latin America) lighter
Synonym: mechero

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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