algodonero

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Spanish

Etymology

From algodón +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alɡodoˈneɾo/
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: al‧go‧do‧ne‧ro

Adjective

algodonero (feminine algodonera, masculine plural algodoneros, feminine plural algodoneras)

  1. (relational) cotton
  2. growing cotton
    • 2015 November 13, “La resurrección del pueblo sepultado en el lodo”, in El País:
      La radio les avisó de la tragedia: Armero, una próspera población algodonera de 50.000 habitantes, a cuatro horas de Bogotá, había sido arrasada por la furia de la naturaleza y la desidia del Estado.
      The radio informed them of the tragedy: Armero, a prosperous cotton town of 50,000 inhabitants, four hours from Bogotá, had been devastated by a natural fury and the slovenliness of the State.

Derived terms

Noun

algodonero m (plural algodoneros, feminine algodonera, feminine plural algodoneras)

  1. cotton grower
  2. cotton plant

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