carpintero

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noun

The acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.

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Meanings

nouncarpintero (plural carpinteros)

plural carpinteros

  1. The acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.

Origin

  1. Spanishcarpintero“carpenter; woodpecker”
  2. Englishcarpintero

Borrowed from Spanish carpintero (“carpenter; woodpecker”). Doublet of carpenter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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