Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balsero

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: balsero
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A refugee who travels from Cuba to America by sea.

Example Sentences

"If Manglano-Ovalle sympathizes with the balseros, Kara Walker's installation at the Renaissance Society is so over-the-top it can hardly be reduced to a simple argument."

Etymology

From Spanish balsero.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: balsero

Inflected Forms

balseros (plural)

Questions

What does balsero mean?: A refugee who travels from Cuba to America by sea.
Where does balsero come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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