pollero

Spanish

noun

Definitions

one who raises and sells chickens for a living
(El Salvador) coyote (smuggler of illegal immigrants)
chicken coop; place where chickens are raised

Etymology

Suffix from Spanish, Castilian pollo (chicken, chick) inherited from Latin pullārius (young animals chicks).

Origin

Latin

pullārius

Gloss

young animals chicks

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

pullus Latin
pullārium Latin
pullārius Latin
pollario Italian
pollería Spanish, Castilian
pollito Spanish, Castilian
pollo Spanish, Castilian
polluelo Spanish, Castilian
*polH- Proto-Indo-European
poleiro Portuguese
puddaru Sicilian
polyo Chamicuro