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balsero

balsero noun: a refugee who travels from Cuba to America by sea.

Noun

balsero (plural balseros)

  1. A refugee who travels from Cuba to America by sea.
    • 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.1997 February 7, Fred Camper, “Anti-Masterpieces”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of balsero

pluralbalseros

Origin of balsero

From Spanish balsero.

Questions about balsero

What does balsero mean?
Balsero means a refugee who travels from Cuba to America by sea.
What part of speech is balsero?
Balsero is a noun.
What is the plural of balsero?
The plural of balsero is balseros.

Words near balsero in the dictionary

  1. Balsara
  2. balsas
  3. balsawood
  4. balsawoods
  5. Balser
  6. balsero
  7. balseros
  8. Balsers
  9. Balsham
  10. Balsillie
  11. Balsley

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