potrero
Spanish, noun/poˈtɾeɾo/
potrero is spelled P-O-T-R-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 37,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Potrero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ranch or open range where horses are raised” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Gañán que cuida los potros de una dehesa”.
What does potrero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineranch or open range where horses are raised
- 2
masculineenclosed pasture that is (overgrazed) common land
- 3
masculinelong mesa on the flank of a mountain
- 4
masculinewrangler (of horses)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gañán que cuida los potros de una dehesa. 2. Sitio destinado a la cría y pasto de ganado caballar. 3. Extensión de campo, cercado y cubierto de pasto o alfalfa, destinado a la cría, apacentamiento y seguridad de caballos o ganado mayor. 4. Extensión de campo que se maneja de forma diferenciada de otros sectores de un predio y suele estar delimitada por cercos.
noun: 1. Hernista.
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 potrero
- potreros plural
- potrera feminine
- potreras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce potrero?
- /poˈtɾeɾo/
- [poˈt̪ɾe.ɾo]
- Mexico [poˈt̪ɾeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to potrero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is potrero in Spanish?
potrero appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).