tamalero
Spanish, noun/tamaˈleɾo/
tamalero is spelled T-A-M-A-L-E-R-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 40 million words in written Spanish, the 224,790th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tamalero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “one who makes or sells tamales” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que vende o elabora tamales”.
What does tamalero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineone who makes or sells tamales
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne al tamal.
noun: 1. Persona que vende o elabora tamales. 2. Aficionado a comer tamales.
noun: 1. Gran cantidad de tamales.
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 tamalero
- tamaleros plural
- tamalera feminine
- tamaleras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tamalero?
- /tamaˈleɾo/
- [t̪a.maˈle.ɾo]
- [t̪amaˈleɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tamalero in Spanish?
tamalero appears about once in every 40 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).