ventisquero
Spanish, noun/bentisˈkeɾo/
ventisquero is spelled V-E-N-T-I-S-Q-U-E-R-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 118,609th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ventisquero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a storm (strong wind), a snowstorm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “El sitio en el que la nieve amontonada por el viento se mantiene mucho tiempo”.
What does ventisquero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea storm (strong wind), a snowstorm
- 2
masculinea site in the mountains where snow collects; the snow and ice which collects here
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. El sitio en el que la nieve amontonada por el viento se mantiene mucho tiempo 2. Ventisca 3. Sitio donde hace mucho frío
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 ventisquero
- ventisqueros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ventisquero?
- /bentisˈkeɾo/
- [bẽn̪.t̪isˈke.ɾo]
- [bẽn̪t̪isˈkeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ventisquero in Spanish?
ventisquero appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).