cartonero
Spanish, noun/kaɾtoˈneɾo/
cartonero is spelled C-A-R-T-O-N-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 105,087th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cartonero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cartonero, scavenger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que recolecta de entre los residuos aquellos que se pueden reciclar, para venderlos”.
What does cartonero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecartonero, scavenger
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio del cartón o relacionado con él.
noun: 1. Persona que recolecta de entre los residuos aquellos que se pueden reciclar, para venderlos.
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 cartonero
- cartoneros plural
- cartonera feminine
- cartoneras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cartonero?
- /kaɾtoˈneɾo/
- [kaɾ.t̪oˈne.ɾo]
- [kaɾt̪oˈneɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cartonero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cartonero in Spanish?
cartonero appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).