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papero

Spanish, noun/paˈpeɾo/

papero is spelled P-A-P-E-R-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written Spanish, the 236,842nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Papero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “potato seller or grower” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Comerciante de papas”.

What does papero mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    potato

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepotato seller or grower

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne la papa.

noun: 1. Comerciante de papas. 2. Amante de las papas. 3. Mentiroso, versero.

noun: 1. Drogadicto.

noun: 1. Persona que vive apegada a los padres.

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 papero

  • papera feminine
  • paperos masculine plural
  • paperas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce papero?

  • /paˈpeɾo/
  • [paˈpe.ɾo]
  • [paˈpeɾo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is papero in Spanish?

papero appears about once in every 45 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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