traicionero

Spanish

Etymology

From traición +‎ -ero. According to Coromines and Pascual, attested since the 17th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /tɾaiθjoˈneɾo/ [t̪ɾa.i.θjoˈne.ɾo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /tɾaisjoˈneɾo/ [t̪ɾa.i.sjoˈne.ɾo]
Rhymes: -eɾo
Syllabification: tra‧i‧cio‧ne‧ro

Noun

traicionero m (plural traicioneros, feminine traicionera, feminine plural traicioneras)

traitorous person
No le creas, que ese personaje es un traicionero.
Don't believe him; that character is traitorous.

Synonym: traidor

Adjective

traicionero (feminine traicionera, masculine plural traicioneros, feminine plural traicioneras)

traitorous

Further reading

“traicionero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “dar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 426

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