pollero
Spanish, noun/poˈʝeɾo/
pollero is spelled P-O-L-L-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 109,730th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pollero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “one who raises and sells chickens for a living” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que se dedica a la crianza y venta de pollos”.
What does pollero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineone who raises and sells chickens for a living
- 2
Mexicomasculinesmuggler of illegal immigrants
Trabajar de pollero era legal en El Salvador a finales de los 70.
noun
- 1
masculinechicken coop; place where chickens are raised
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que se dedica a la crianza y venta de pollos. 2. Lugar que se especializa en la crianza de pollos. 3. Persona que transporta inmigrantes indocumentados a otro país, especialmente a los Estados Unidos de América.
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 pollero
- polleros plural
- pollera feminine
- polleras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pollero?
- /poˈʝeɾo/
- [poˈʝe.ɾo]
- [poˈʝeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pollero in Spanish?
pollero appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).