menesteroso
Spanish, adjective/menesteˈɾoso/
menesteroso is spelled M-E-N-E-S-T-E-R-O-S-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written Spanish, the 208,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Menesteroso is a Spanish adjective meaning “needy, in need” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no tiene lo necesario para vivir”.
What does menesteroso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
needy, in need
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no tiene lo necesario para vivir.
noun: 1. Persona que no cuenta con lo necesario para vivir.
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 menesteroso
- menesterosa feminine
- menesterosos masculine plural
- menesterosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce menesteroso?
- /menesteˈɾoso/
- [me.nes.t̪eˈɾo.so]
- [menest̪eˈɾoso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to menesteroso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is menesteroso in Spanish?
menesteroso appears about once in every 34 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).