pesetero

Spanish

Etymology

From peseta (“former currency of Spain”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peseˈteɾo/ [pe.seˈt̪e.ɾo]
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: pe‧se‧te‧ro

Noun

pesetero m (plural peseteros, feminine pesetera, feminine plural peseteras)

(colloquial, derogatory) tight-fisted, stingy, miser
(colloquial, derogatory) moneygrubber/money-grubber

Further reading

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

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