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Spanish
Etymology
From yesca (“tinder”) + -ero. Compare Portuguese isqueiro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝesˈkeɾo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃesˈkeɾo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒesˈkeɾo/
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: yes‧que‧ro
Noun
yesquero m (plural yesqueros)
- tinderbox
- (Latin America) lighter
- Synonym: mechero
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