chicharrero
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃit͡ʃaˈreɾo/
chicharrero is spelled C-H-I-C-H-A-R-R-E-R-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish, the 189,865th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chicharrero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (usually male)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Fabricante de chicharras, juguete que usan los niños en Navidad para imitar el ruido de una chicharra”.
What does chicharrero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of, from or relating to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- 2
of, from or relating to Tenerife
noun
- 1
masculinenative or inhabitant of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (usually male)
- 2
masculinenative or inhabitant of Tenerife (usually male)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de Tenerife, en España, y más específicamente de la capital de la misma isla, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
noun: 1. Fabricante de chicharras, juguete que usan los niños en Navidad para imitar el ruido de una chicharra 2. Vendedor de chicharras, juguete que usan los niños en Navidad para imitar el ruido de una chicharra
noun: 1. Calor agobiante. 2. Lugar en el que impera un calor agobiante.
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 chicharrero
- chicharrera feminine
- chicharreros masculine plural
- chicharreras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chicharrero?
- /t͡ʃit͡ʃaˈreɾo/
- [t͡ʃi.t͡ʃaˈre.ɾo]
- [t͡ʃit͡ʃaˈreɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chicharrero in Spanish?
chicharrero appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).