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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French flibustier, from Dutch vrijbuiter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /filibusˈteɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: fi‧li‧bus‧te‧ro
Noun
filibustero m (plural filibusteros, feminine filibustera, feminine plural filibusteras)
- pirate, plunderer, freebooter
2003, Arturo Uslar Pietri, Morgan y los piratas, El Nacional, →ISBN:El gobernador inglés de Jamaica concede patente de corso a los filibusteros, principalmente para que ataquen a las colonias españolas: atacan Costa Rica y Tobago.- The English governor of Jamaica grants the plunderers letter of marque, mainly for them to attack Spanish colonies: they attack Costa Rica and Tobago.
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