huaquero

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noun

A graverobber in parts of Latin America.

OriginSpanish huaquero →
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Meanings

nounhuaquero (plural huaqueros)

plural huaqueros

  1. A graverobber in parts of Latin America.

    The huaqueros watched the plane circle and return to the north. Trucks picked up the soldiers on the highway. The sand remained scarred by their prints.

    1980, Luis Ramos-García, Cuentos de Austin, page 144

Origin

  1. Spanishhuaquero
  2. Englishhuaquero

From Spanish huaquero.

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APA

huaquero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huaquero

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“huaquero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huaquero. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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