militarote

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Spanish

Etymology

From militar +‎ -ote.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /militaˈɾote/
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: mi‧li‧ta‧ro‧te

Noun

militarote m (plural militarotes)

  1. (Latin America) a rough or crude soldier
    • 2016 July 30, “Ministerio de la verdad y otras mentiras”, in El Nacional:
      La historia del país empezó con El Dorado y hemos sido lo suficientemente ingenuos, disparatados y persistentes que todavía, 18 años después del último gran culazo histórico –creer que un militarote, mandón y analfabeta, pico de plata, además, iba a traernos “la justa y equitativa distribución de la riqueza”, la democracia verdadera– perseguimos espejismos.
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