jinetero
Spanish
Etymology
From jinete (“horseman, horsewoman”) + -ero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xineˈteɾo/ [xi.neˈt̪e.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ji‧ne‧te‧ro
Noun
jinetero m (plural jineteros, feminine jinetera, feminine plural jineteras)
- (Cuba) a prostitute who has sex with foreigners.
Further reading
- “jinetero”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- “jinetero”, 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