montonera
Spanish, noun[mõn̪t̪oˈneɾa]
montonera is spelled M-O-N-T-O-N-E-R-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 58,329th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Montonera is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “shedload, bucketload, hell of a lot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of montonero. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Grupo o pelotón de gente a caballo que guerrea contra las tropas del gobierno”.
What does montonera mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfeminineshedload, bucketload, hell of a lot
- 2
femininean armed civilian in a paramilitary group, who organized in the 19th century during the Argentine Civil War
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of montonero
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grupo o pelotón de gente a caballo que guerrea contra las tropas del gobierno. 2. Almiar (montón de paja).
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 montonera
- montoneras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce montonera?
- [mõn̪t̪oˈneɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is montonera in Spanish?
montonera appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).