matancero
Spanish, noun[mat̪ãnˈseɾo]
matancero is spelled M-A-T-A-N-C-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 153,784th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matancero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of Matanzas (usually male)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Encargado de matar, desollar y descuartizar al cerdo”.
What does matancero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of, from or relating to Matanzas
noun
- 1
masculinenative or inhabitant of Matanzas (usually male)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Encargado de matar, desollar y descuartizar al cerdo.
adjective: 1. Originario, relativo a, o propio de La Matanza, partido del Gran Buenos Aires.
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 matancero
- matancera feminine
- matanceros masculine plural
- matanceras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matancero?
- [mat̪ãnˈseɾo]
- [mat̪ãn̟ˈθeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is matancero in Spanish?
matancero appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).