hallaquero

Spanish

Etymology

From hallaca +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aʝaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʝaˈke.ɾo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /aʎaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʎaˈke.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /aʃaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʃaˈke.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /aʒaˈkeɾo/ [a.ʒaˈke.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: ha‧lla‧que‧ro

Noun

hallaquero m (plural hallaqueros, feminine hallaquera, feminine plural hallaqueras)

(Venezuela) tamale maker
- 2016 December 21, “Trabajadores de la salud cerraron la Baralt para exigir pago de deudas”, in El Nacional‎^[1]:
  No les quieren pagar bono hallaquero ni de alimentación y trancan la avenida Baralt en Caracas”, destacó uno de los mensajes en la red social.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)