publicano
Spanish, noun/publiˈkano/
publicano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tax collector, publican” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does publicano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetax collector, publican
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En la antigua Roma persona que recauda impuestos.
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 publicano
- publicanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce publicano?
- /publiˈkano/
- [pu.β̞liˈka.no]
- [puβ̞liˈkano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to publicano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is publicano in Spanish?
publicano appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).