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veterinario

Spanish, noun/beteɾiˈnaɾjo/

veterinario is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “veterinarian, vet, veterinary, veterinary surgeon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona encargada del ejercicio de la medicina veterinaria”.

What does veterinario mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    veterinary

noun

  1. 1

    masculineveterinarian, vet, veterinary, veterinary surgeon

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Relativo a la medicina veterinaria (la dedicada a la cura y cuidado de los animales.

noun: 1. Persona encargada del ejercicio de la medicina veterinaria.

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 veterinario

  • veterinaria feminine
  • veterinarios masculine plural
  • veterinarias feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce veterinario?

  • /beteɾiˈnaɾjo/
  • [be.t̪e.ɾiˈna.ɾjo]
  • [bet̪eɾiˈnaɾjo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to veterinario

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is veterinario in Spanish?

veterinario appears 4.2 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).