bandolero
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bandolero.
Pronunciation
Noun
bandolero (plural bandoleros)
- An outlaw or bandit, especially in Spain or Mexico.
- 1984, James W. Daddysman, The Matamoros trade: Confederate commerce, diplomacy, and intrigue:
- Mexico was torn by revolutionary turmoil, and the eastern border state of Tamaulipas was unable to control the bandoleros who plundered and murdered...
- 1997, Marcel Montecino, Sacred Heart:
- A bandolero was stuffing the bloodstained pesos into his shirt.
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
bandolero m (plural bandoleros, feminine bandolera, feminine plural bandoleras)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: bandolero
Further reading
- “bandolero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28