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Spanish
Etymology
From milagro + -ero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /milaˈɡɾeɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: mi‧la‧gre‧ro
Noun
milagrero m (plural milagreros, feminine milagrera, feminine plural milagreras)
- a miracle worker
2006 April 6, Francesc Gamissans, San Salvador de Horta, con los pobre y enfermos, Centre de Pastoral Litúrgica, →ISBN, page 10:Se ha dicho de san Salvador que, desde las primeras comunidades cristianas, no se había visto un milagrero parecido.- It has been said of St. Salvador that since the first community of Christians, no greater miracle worker had been seen.
Adjective
milagrero (feminine milagrera, masculine plural milagreros, feminine plural milagreras)
- working miracles
1787, Esteban Terreros y Pando, Diccionario castellano con las voces de ciencias y artes y sus correspondientes en las tres lenguas francesa, latina é italiana: E-O, Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Compañia, page 585:San Antonio es un Santo mui milagrero; en este sentiendo mejor se dice milagroso.- St. Anthony is a very miracle-working saint; in this sense, it's better to say milagroso.
- frequently attributing miracles to natural events
1787, Esteban Terreros y Pando, Diccionario castellano con las voces de ciencias y artes y sus correspondientes en las tres lenguas francesa, latina é italiana: E-O, Viuda de Ibarra, Hijos y Compañia, page 585:Esa Beata es mui milagrera, todo quiere que sea milagro.- This goody-goody is very milagrera, she wants everything to be a miracle.
- (colloquial) Simulating or falsifying miracles
Usage notes
- The Royal Spanish Academy and the Diccionario castellano con las voces de ciencias y artes y sus correspondientes en las tres lenguas francesa, latina é italiana: E-O cited above only note the adjectival form.
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