bandolero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bandolero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbændəˈleəɹəʊ/

Noun

bandolero (plural bandoleros)

1. An outlaw or bandit, especially in Spain or Mexico.
   • 1984, James W. Daddysman, The Matamoros trade: Confederate commerce, diplomacy, and intrigue:

     Mexico was torn by revolutionary turmoil, and the eastern border state of Tamaulipas was unable to control the bandoleros who plundered and murdered...

   • 1997, Marcel Montecino, Sacred Heart:

     A bandolero was stuffing the bloodstained pesos into his shirt.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bandoˈleɾo/ [bãn̪.d̪oˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ban‧do‧le‧ro

Noun

bandolero m (plural bandoleros, feminine bandolera, feminine plural bandoleras)

1. bandit, outlaw

   Synonym: bandido

Derived terms

• bandolerismo

 

Descendants

• → English: bandolero

Further reading

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