playero

Spanish

Etymology

From playa +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /plaˈʝeɾo/ [plaˈʝe.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /plaˈʝeɾo/ [plaˈʝe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /plaˈʃeɾo/ [plaˈʃe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /plaˈʒeɾo/ [plaˈʒe.ɾo]

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: pla‧ye‧ro

Adjective

playero (feminine playera, masculine plural playeros, feminine plural playeras)

1. (relational) beach
2. (bullfighting) having horns pointing horizontally out

Noun

playero m (plural playeros)

1. any of several species of sandpiper, in the genus Calidris

   Synonym: correlimos

2. (northern Spain) trainer, sneaker (sports shoe)
3. (Equatorial Guinea) a member of any of various coastal ethnic groups, including the Kombe, Kwasio, Lengue, and Benga peoples

Derived terms

• playerito
• playero arenero
• playero ártico
• playero coleador
• playero manchado
• playero rojizo
• playero solitario
• playero turco
• playero vagabundo

Further reading

• “playero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10