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Spanish
Etymology
Referring to the Panama Canal: canal + -ero.
Adjective
canalero (feminine canalera, masculine plural canaleros, feminine plural canaleras)
- (Central America, exonym) Panamanian
Noun
canalero m (plural canaleros, feminine canalera, feminine plural canaleras)
- (Central America, exonym) a Panamanian
- Synonym: panameño
Usage notes
- Unlike popular local nicknames for other Central American nationalities such as catracho (Honduran), nica (Nicaraguan) or tico (Costa Rican), canalero is not commonly used by Panamanians themselves in any context.
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