estraperlo
Spanish, noun[est̪ɾaˈpeɾlo]
estraperlo is spelled E-S-T-R-A-P-E-R-L-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 117,287th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Estraperlo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “black market” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Comercio ilegal de bienes sometidos a algún tipo de impuesto o tasa por el Estado”.
What does estraperlo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineblack market
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Comercio ilegal de bienes sometidos a algún tipo de impuesto o tasa por el Estado. 2. Objetos que se venden en dicho comercio. 3. Por extensión, actividad irregular o intriga de algún tipo.
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 estraperlo
- estraperlos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce estraperlo?
- [est̪ɾaˈpeɾlo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to estraperlo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is estraperlo in Spanish?
estraperlo appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).