casillero

Spanish

Etymology

From casilla +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kasiˈʝeɾo/ [ka.siˈʝe.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /kasiˈʎeɾo/ [ka.siˈʎe.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /kasiˈʃeɾo/ [ka.siˈʃe.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /kasiˈʒeɾo/ [ka.siˈʒe.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: ca‧si‧lle‧ro

Noun

casillero m (plural casilleros)

pigeonhole
locker
Synonyms: alacena, locker, taquilla

Noun

casillero m (plural casilleros, feminine casillera, feminine plural casilleras)

ballot box official, poll worker

Further reading

“casillero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025