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lepero

Spanish, noun

lepero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of Lepe (town in Huelva, Spain) (usually male)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, lépero is a different word: “a rude or obscene person”.

What does lepero mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    of, from or relating to Lepe (town in Huelva, Spain)

noun

  1. 1

    masculinenative or inhabitant of Lepe (town in Huelva, Spain) (usually male)

adjective

as lépero
  1. 1

    astute, shrewd

  2. 2

    destitute, pauper

  3. 3

    Mexicorude, obscene

  4. 4

    thievish

noun

as lépero
  1. 1

    Mexicomasculinea rude or obscene person

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Ladrón. 2. Pícaro. 3. Pobre, escaso de recursos. 4. Mezquino.

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 lepero

  • lepera feminine
  • leperos masculine plural
  • leperas feminine plural
  • lépera feminine
  • léperos masculine plural
  • léperas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How common is lepero in Spanish?

lepero appears about once in every 52 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).