yesquero
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From yesca (“tinder”) + -ero. Compare Portuguese isqueiro.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: yes‧que‧ro
Noun[edit]
yesquero m (plural yesqueros)
- tinderbox
- (Latin America) lighter
- Synonym: mechero
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “yesquero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014