cancerbero
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kanθeɾˈbeɾo/ [kãn̟.θeɾˈβ̞e.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /kanseɾˈbeɾo/ [kãn.seɾˈβ̞e.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: can‧cer‧be‧ro
Noun
cancerbero m (plural cancerberos, feminine cancerbera, feminine plural cancerberas)
- (sports) goalkeeper, (UK) keeper, (US) goalie
- Synonyms: (Latin America) arquero, (Uruguay) golero, (Spain) portero, (journalistic and sports commentators usage) guardameta
- someone who guards a door; doorkeeper
- Synonym: portero
- (mythology, folklore) hellhound
Further reading
- “cancerbero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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