tianguero

Spanish

Etymology

From tianguis (“market”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tjanˈɡeɾo/ [t̪jãŋˈɡe.ɾo]
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: tian‧gue‧ro

Noun

tianguero m (plural tiangueros, feminine tianguera, feminine plural tiangueras)

(Mexico) a vendor located in a tianguis; a marketeer
Synonyms: comerciante, vendedor, tianguista

References

Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 129

Further reading

“tianguero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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