loquero
Spanish, noun/loˈkeɾo/
loquero is spelled L-O-Q-U-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 79,842nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Loquero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a shrink (psychologist or psychiatrist)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El que por oficio cuida y guarda locos”.
What does loquero mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatorymasculinea shrink (psychologist or psychiatrist)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. El que por oficio cuida y guarda locos. 2. Psicólogo o psiquiatra.
noun: 1. Lugar en donde residen locos. 2. Barullo ruidoso.
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 loquero
- loqueros plural
- loquera feminine
- loqueras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce loquero?
- /loˈkeɾo/
- [loˈke.ɾo]
- [loˈkeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is loquero in Spanish?
loquero 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).