bracero

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/bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ/

noun

A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945.

OriginSpanish bracero ← Old Spanish braço ← Latin bracchium →
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Meanings

bracero1

nounbracero (plural braceros)

plural braceros

  1. historicalA Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945.

Bracero2

proper nounBracero (plural Braceros)

plural Braceros

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mreǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mréǵʰus
  3. Proto-Hellenic*brəkʰús
  4. Ancient Greekβρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s)
  5. Ancient Greekβρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn)
  6. Latinbracchium
  7. Old Spanishbraço
  8. Spanishbrazo
  9. Spanishbracero
  10. Englishbracero

Borrowed from Spanish bracero (“laborer”).

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APA

bracero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bracero

MLA

“bracero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bracero. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bracero,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bracero.

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