Meanings
nounsonero (plural soneros)
plural soneros
- entertainmentAn improvising lead singer in salsa music
This annual concert at Madison Square Garden features two salsa giants: Victor Manuelle, a leading young sonero, or improvising singer, who is not above dipping into reggaetón to score a hit, and Gilberto Santa Rosa, an unswerving traditionalist for three decades.
2007 February 9, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times
Origin
- Spanishsonero
- Spanishsonero
- Englishsonero
Borrowed from Spanish sonero.
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APA
sonero. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonero
MLA
“sonero.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonero. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sonero,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonero.
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