chusquero
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃusˈkeɾo/
chusquero is spelled C-H-U-S-Q-U-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written Spanish, the 257,601st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chusquero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “An officer or subofficer who has risen from the rank of private, typically without formal training” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does chusquero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineAn officer or subofficer who has risen from the rank of private, typically without formal training.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de un oficial o suboficial del ejército, que ha conseguido su graduación ascendiendo desde soldado raso sin haber pasado por una academia militar. 2. Relativo al chusco.
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 chusquero
- chusqueros plural
- chusquera feminine
- chusqueras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chusquero?
- /t͡ʃusˈkeɾo/
- [t͡ʃusˈke.ɾo]
- [t͡ʃusˈkeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chusquero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chusquero in Spanish?
chusquero appears about once in every 54 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).