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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)
- (relational) cotton
- 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)
- cotton grower
- cotton plant
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