charretera
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃareˈteɾa/
charretera is spelled C-H-A-R-R-E-T-E-R-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish, the 246,963rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Charretera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “epaulette” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Distintivo o divisa del atuendo militar, con forma de pala, que decora cada hombro con un fleco dorado o…”.
What does charretera mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepaulette
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Distintivo o divisa del atuendo militar, con forma de pala, que decora cada hombro con un fleco dorado o plateado llamado canelón. 2. Banda o liga, con hebilla, que fija las medias o el calzón por la parte de atrás de la rodilla (el jarrete). 3. Hebilla de dicha liga₁. 4. Cojín pequeño o almohadilla que protege el hombro cuando se llevan sobre él cubas u objetos pesados.
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 charretera
- charreteras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce charretera?
- /t͡ʃareˈteɾa/
- [t͡ʃa.reˈt̪e.ɾa]
- [t͡ʃareˈt̪eɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to charretera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is charretera in Spanish?
charretera appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).