traquero

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noun

A male Mexican-American railroad track worker.

OriginSpanish traquero →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nountraquero (plural traqueros)

plural traqueros

  1. UShistoricalA male Mexican-American railroad track worker.

Origin

  1. Spanishtraquero
  2. Englishtraquero

Borrowed from Spanish traquero, from traque + -ero.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “traquero,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traquero.

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