salitrero
Spanish, adjective/saliˈtɾeɾo/
salitrero is spelled S-A-L-I-T-R-E-R-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish, the 157,080th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salitrero is a Spanish adjective meaning “saltpeter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Relativo al salitre”.
What does salitrero mean in English?
adjective
- 1
saltpeter
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Minero que trabaja el salitre. 2. Vendedor de salitre.
adjective: 1. Relativo al salitre
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 salitrero
- salitrera feminine
- salitreros masculine plural
- salitreras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce salitrero?
- /saliˈtɾeɾo/
- [sa.liˈt̪ɾe.ɾo]
- [saliˈt̪ɾeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is salitrero in Spanish?
salitrero appears about once in every 18 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).