bracero

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bracero (“laborer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ/ (or as Spanish, below)

Noun

bracero (plural braceros)

  1. (historical) A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945.

Spanish

Etymology

From brazo (“arm”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /bɾaˈθeɾo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /bɾaˈseɾo/
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: bra‧ce‧ro

Noun

bracero m (plural braceros)

  1. labourer, farmhand, navvy

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