linyera

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Piedmontese lingera (“vagabond”).

Noun

linyera f (plural linyeras)

(Argentina, Uruguay, obsolete) bundle of clothing, bindle

Noun

linyera m or f by sense (plural linyeras)

(Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia) tramp; bum; rolling stone

Further reading

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

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