matrero
Spanish, noun[maˈt̪ɾeɾo]
matrero is spelled M-A-T-R-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 169,030th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matrero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bandit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does matrero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cunning
noun
- 1
masculinebandit
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De ingenio hábil e intención aviesa. 2. Inclinado a la desconfianza y la sospecha. 3. Inclinado a traicionar la confianza que en él se deposita. 4. Dicho de una persona o animal, huído de la justicia para echarse al monte.
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 matrero
- matrera feminine
- matreros masculine plural
- matreras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matrero?
- [maˈt̪ɾeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is matrero in Spanish?
matrero appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).