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rastrero

Spanish, adjective/rasˈtɾeɾo/

rastrero is spelled R-A-S-T-R-E-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 43,425th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rastrero is a Spanish adjective meaning “low, cowardly, ignominious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que se arrastra”.

What does rastrero mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    low, cowardly, ignominious

  2. 2

    despicable

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que se arrastra. 2. Que va por el aire pero al ras del suelo. 3. Innoble. 4. Dicho de un ladrón: Que siempre selecciona a las víctimas más débiles, especialmente mujeres y niños, para asaltarles.

noun: 1. (Opuntia robusta) Especie fanerógama perteneciente a la familia Cactaceae, nativa de México. 2. Cohete sin varilla de trayectoria baja, que se mueve a la altura de los pies.

noun: 1. Hombre que trabaja en el rastro. 2. Hombre encargado de llevar el ganado al rastro.

noun: 1. Persona que conduce una rastra (camión).

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 rastrero

  • rastrera feminine
  • rastreros masculine plural
  • rastreras feminine plural

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

How do you pronounce rastrero?

  • /rasˈtɾeɾo/
  • [rasˈt̪ɾe.ɾo]
  • [rasˈt̪ɾeɾo]

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

English words that translate to rastrero

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is rastrero in Spanish?

rastrero 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).

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