usurero
Spanish, noun/usuˈɾeɾo/
usurero is spelled U-S-U-R-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 55,445th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Usurero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “usurer, loan shark (someone lending money at exorbitant rates of interest)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que se dedica a prestar dinero, bienes o servicios cobrando una cuota alta o intereses excesivos”.
What does usurero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineusurer, loan shark (someone lending money at exorbitant rates of interest)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que se dedica a prestar dinero, bienes o servicios cobrando una cuota alta o intereses excesivos. 2. Persona que en cualquier negocio obtiene ganancias o beneficios desproporcionados.
adjective: 1. Perteneciente a la usura.
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 usurero
- usureros plural
- usurera feminine
- usureras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce usurero?
- /usuˈɾeɾo/
- [u.suˈɾe.ɾo]
- [usuˈɾeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to usurero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is usurero in Spanish?
usurero appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).