balsero
Spanish, noun/balˈseɾo/
balsero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “balsero” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que conduce una balsa”.
What does balsero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebalsero
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que conduce una balsa. 2. Persona que intenta cruzar un río u otra masa de agua en una balsa para llegar, a menudo ilegalmente, a otro país en busca de mejores condiciones de vida. Muy popular en el Caribe. 3. Figura dentro de la salsa cubana, empieza con otra figura - sombrero y luego la chica ronda al chico, hace una vuelta delante del chico y termina con dile que no.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of balsero
- balseros plural
- balsera feminine
- balseras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce balsero?
- /balˈseɾo/
- [balˈse.ɾo]
- [balˈseɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to balsero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is balsero in Spanish?
balsero appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).