Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cocalero

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: co-calero
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grower of coca leaves in Peru or Bolivia.

Example Sentences

"With a cocalero in power, cocalero activists no longer shut down the main highway from Santa Cruz, enabling the province’s exports to reach important markets."
"The cocaleros carried the leaves from the valleys where they are grown to high Andean villages of the sort we'd just passed, and the trail had been used for this purpose since the days of the conquistadors."
"The agency buys coca from registered cocaleros and then resells it at traditional coca markets or […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cocalero.

Inflected Forms

cocaleros (plural)

Questions

What does cocalero mean?: A grower of coca leaves in Peru or Bolivia.
Where does cocalero come from?: Borrowed from Spanish cocalero.

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