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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soˈbɾeɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: so‧bre‧ro
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Leonese sobreru, from Portuguese sobreiro.
Noun
sobrero m (plural sobreros)
- (Salamanca) Synonym of alcornoque
Etymology 2
From sobrar + -ero.
Adjective
sobrero (feminine sobrera, masculine plural sobreros, feminine plural sobreras)
- extra, spare, reserve
Noun
sobrero m (plural sobreros)
- (bullfighting) reserve bull
2015 July 12, “Vídeo: El sexto encierro de San Fermín: dos carreras en una”, in El País:Durante las décadas de los 70 y 80 del siglo pasado también lidió toros sueltos, hasta 7, como sobreros, sin correr el encierro.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 3
From sobre + -ero.
Noun
sobrero m (plural sobreros, feminine sobrera, feminine plural sobreras)
- envelope maker
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