abacero

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic صاحب الزاد‎ (ṣāḥib az-zād, “owner of the provisions”). Or, from haba (“broad bean”), one of the provisions first sold at this store.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /abaˈθeɾo/, [aβaˈθeɾo]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /abaˈseɾo/, [aβaˈseɾo]

Noun

abacero m (plural abaceros, feminine abacera, feminine plural abaceras)

grocer

Derived terms

abacería

External links

“abacero” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

References

Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

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