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basurero

Spanish, noun/basuˈɾeɾo/

basurero is spelled B-A-S-U-R-E-R-O (8 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,462nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Basurero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “dustman, garbage collector (worker who removes refuse)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que trabaja en la recolección de la basura”.

What does basurero mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinedustman, garbage collector (worker who removes refuse)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinelandfill, dump (place where waste or garbage is left)

  2. 2

    masculinedustbin, dust bin, garbage can

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Persona que trabaja en la recolección de la basura.

noun: 1. Lugar donde se deposita la basura.

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 basurero

  • basureros plural
  • basurera feminine
  • basureras feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce basurero?

  • /basuˈɾeɾo/
  • [ba.suˈɾe.ɾo]
  • [basuˈɾeɾo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to basurero

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is basurero in Spanish?

basurero appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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