maletero
Spanish, noun/maleˈteɾo/
maletero is spelled M-A-L-E-T-E-R-O (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,508th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maletero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “trunk, boot (space to carry luggage)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona encargada de llevar las maletas a cambio de una propina”.
What does maletero mean in English?
noun
- 1
Spainmasculinetrunk, boot (space to carry luggage)
noun
- 1
masculineporter (somebody employed to carry luggage)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona encargada de llevar las maletas a cambio de una propina.
noun: 1. Compartimento del automóvil en el que se guardan las maletas u otros bultos.
adjective: 1. Dicho de la persona que ataca o daña a otros sacando ventaja de que no están prevenidos o son más débiles. 2. Originario, relativo a, o propio de Algeciras, España.
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 maletero
- maleteros plural
- maletera feminine
- maleteras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maletero?
- /maleˈteɾo/
- [ma.leˈt̪e.ɾo]
- [maleˈt̪eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is maletero in Spanish?
maletero appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).