tero
Spanish, noun/ˈteɾo/
tero is spelled T-E-R-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 64,424th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “clipping of teruteru (“terutero”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Vanellus chilensis). Ave zancuda que ha evolucionado hacia una adaptación a la vida lejos del mar. Frecuenta…”.
What does tero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclipping of teruteru (“terutero”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Vanellus chilensis). Ave zancuda que ha evolucionado hacia una adaptación a la vida lejos del mar. Frecuenta los campos, en los que aprovecha los terrenos húmedos y recién arados para alimentarse. Su grito desapacible anuncia la lluvia. Es utilizado como mascota, quebrándole las alas, y defiende su territorio con picotazos contra cualquier extraño que se aventure. En Chile existe la subespecie Va 2. Jóven o adolescente cuyo trabajo consiste en alertar a los narcotraficantes de la prescencia de la policía mediante silbidos.
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 tero
- teros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tero?
- /ˈteɾo/
- [ˈt̪e.ɾo]
- [ˈt̪eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tero in Spanish?
tero appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).