bracero

See also: Bracero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bracero (“laborer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ/ (or as Spanish, below)

Noun

bracero (plural braceros)

(historical) A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945.

Spanish

Etymology

From brazo (“arm”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /bɾaˈθeɾo/ [bɾaˈθe.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /bɾaˈseɾo/ [bɾaˈse.ɾo]
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: bra‧ce‧ro

Noun

bracero m (plural braceros)

labourer, farmhand, navvy

Derived terms

ir de bracero

Further reading

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

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