hortera
Spanish, noun/oɾˈteɾa/
hortera is spelled H-O-R-T-E-R-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 72,568th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hortera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a wooden pot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cuenco o cazuela de madera”.
What does hortera mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinetasteless, gaudy, tacky, cheesy
noun
- 1
femininea wooden pot
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea tasteless person
- 2
femininemasculineassistant in a shop
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De gusto malo o vulgar.
noun: 1. Cuenco o cazuela de madera.
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 hortera
- horteras feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hortera?
- /oɾˈteɾa/
- [oɾˈt̪e.ɾa]
- [oɾˈt̪eɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hortera
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hortera in Spanish?
hortera appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).