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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palˈmeɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: pal‧me‧ro
Etymology 1
From palma (“palm of the hand”) + -ero.
Noun
palmero m (plural palmeros, feminine palmera, feminine plural palmeras)
- someone who claps rhythmically in flamenco performances
- (colloquial, derogatory, Spain) a unconditional/dyed-in-the-wool/diehard fan/supporter; toadeater, sycophant, toady
- Synonyms: pelota, lameculos, lambeculos, lambeculo (vulgar, derogatory)
2020 July 22, “Los diputados ‘palmeros’ del PSOE jalean a Sánchez tras su fracaso europeo.”, in OkDiario: 2021 July 27, Pablo Planas, “Supremacismo institucional: Aragonès confirma que no irá a la reunión de presidentes autonómicos”, in Libertad Digital:El presidente de la Generalidad desprecia los foros autonómicos porque no quiere hacer de "palmero" y sólo se reúne con Sánchez en citas bilaterales.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
From La Palma + -ero.
Adjective
palmero (feminine palmera, masculine plural palmeros, feminine plural palmeras)
- (relational) of La Palma
Noun
palmero m (plural palmeros, feminine palmera, feminine plural palmeras)
- someone from La Palma
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