elotero
Spanish, noun/eloˈteɾo/
elotero is spelled E-L-O-T-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish, the 220,080th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elotero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a man who runs a corn on the cob (elote) food cart” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que vende mazorcas de maíz tierno, especialmente el asado o hervido (elotes)”.
What does elotero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea man who runs a corn on the cob (elote) food cart
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 mazorcas de maíz tierno, especialmente el asado o hervido (elotes).
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne al elote (mazorca de maíz). 2. Se dice de alguien que come elotes con frecuencia. 3. Se dice de alguien inculto, por poca instrucción o modales burdos.
noun: 1. (Helicoverpa zea), (Heliothis virescens) Insecto lepidóptero con pequeñas espinas en el dorso, de color desde amarillo hasta castaño, que a menudo anida en las mazorcas de maíz o en cogollos de algodón y tabaco, de donde se alimentan sus larvas. La hembra deposita huevos esféricos con estrías.
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 elotero
- eloteros plural
- elotera feminine
- eloteras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce elotero?
- /eloˈteɾo/
- [e.loˈt̪e.ɾo]
- [eloˈt̪eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is elotero in Spanish?
elotero appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).