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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic صاحب الزاد (ṣāḥib az-zād, “owner of the provisions”). Or, from haba (“broad bean”), one of the provisions first sold at this store.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /abaˈθeɾo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /abaˈseɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: a‧ba‧ce‧ro
Noun
abacero m (plural abaceros, feminine abacera, feminine plural abaceras)
- grocer
- Synonym: (Latin America) abarrotero
Derived terms
References
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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