carnicero
Spanish, noun/kaɾniˈθeɾo/
carnicero is spelled C-A-R-N-I-C-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,890th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carnicero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “butcher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que vende carne fresca y derivados”.
What does carnicero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebutcher
- 2
masculinecarnivoran
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que vende carne fresca y derivados.
adjective: 1. Se aplica a animales o aves que matan reses o pájaros para sustento como el lobo, el gavilán, etc. 2. Se aplica al coto o dehesa destinada para el pasto del ganado que se ha de pesar y vender en la carnicería. 3. Que actúa con crueldad y violencia. 4. Que come mucha carne.
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 carnicero
- carniceros plural
- carnicera feminine
- carniceras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carnicero?
- /kaɾniˈθeɾo/
- [kaɾ.niˈθe.ɾo]
- /kaɾniˈseɾo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carnicero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carnicero in Spanish?
carnicero appears 2.8 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).