guagüero

Spanish

Etymology

From guagua (“bus”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwaˈɡweɾo/ [ɡwaˈɣ̞we.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: gua‧güe‧ro

Noun

guagüero m (plural guagüeros, feminine guagüera, feminine plural guagüeras)

  1. (Canaries, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Louisiana, Puerto Rico) bus driver
    Synonym: autobusero

Further reading
  • “guagüero” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.
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