huachicolero
Spanish, noun/w̝at͡ʃikoˈleɾo/
huachicolero is spelled H-U-A-C-H-I-C-O-L-E-R-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written Spanish, the 277,009th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Huachicolero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “One who sells adulterated (possibly stolen) gasoline outside of normal distribution channels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ladrón de combustible, o vendedor de combustible robado”.
What does huachicolero mean in English?
noun
- 1
MexicomasculineOne who sells adulterated (possibly stolen) gasoline outside of normal distribution channels
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ladrón de combustible, o vendedor de combustible robado.
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 huachicolero
- huachicoleros plural
- huachicolera feminine
- huachicoleras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce huachicolero?
- /w̝at͡ʃikoˈleɾo/
- [w̝a.t͡ʃi.koˈle.ɾo]
- [wat͡ʃikoˈleɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is huachicolero in Spanish?
huachicolero appears about once in every 63 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).