tortero
Spanish, noun/toɾˈteɾo/
tortero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bulbous oat grass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pieza de cerámica colocada en el huso de tipo vertical que se utiliza como contrapeso para hilar, que además…”.
What does tortero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebulbous oat grass
noun
- 1
masculinepastry chef; cake maker
- 2
masculinepastry, cake, or pie seller
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pieza de cerámica colocada en el huso de tipo vertical que se utiliza como contrapeso para hilar, que además sirve de tope cuando se sitúa en la parte inferior del huso.
noun: 1. Persona que hace tortas.
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 tortero
- torteros plural
- tortera feminine
- torteras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tortero?
- /toɾˈteɾo/
- [t̪oɾˈt̪e.ɾo]
- [t̪oɾˈt̪eɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tortero in Spanish?
tortero appears about once in every 55 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).