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bracero

/bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ/

bracero noun: a Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945.

Noun

bracero (plural braceros)

  1. (historical) A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945.

Proper noun capitalized: Bracero

Bracero (plural Braceros)

  1. A surname.

Forms of bracero

Noun
pluralbraceros
Proper noun
pluralBraceros

Origin of bracero

Borrowed from Spanish bracero (“laborer”).

Questions about bracero

What does bracero mean?
Bracero means a Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945.
What part of speech is bracero?
Bracero can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bracero?
Bracero is pronounced /bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ/.
What is the plural of bracero?
The plural of bracero is braceros.

Words near bracero in the dictionary

  1. braceletting
  2. braceletwood
  3. bracer
  4. bracera
  5. braceras
  6. bracero
  7. braceros
  8. bracers
  9. braces
  10. braces aback
  11. braces about

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