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paranderos

paranderos is the plural of parandero.

Meaning of parandero

Noun

parandero (plural paranderos)

  1. (Southwestern, US) A barfly; one who is routinely drunk and dissolute.
    • Don Francisco's lupine dissimulation was perfect. A weatherbeaten parandero, an incorrigible roue and a guzzler ...1934, Mexican Life: Mexico's Monthly Review - Volume 10, page 23
  2. (Caribbean) A man who performs parang music.
    • On the Caribbean coast, the Ganfuna communities are known for their paranda, most of whose practitioners (paranderos) are fairly elderly and live in Belize.2002, Moon handbooks: Guatemala, page 63

Questions about paranderos

What is paranderos the plural of?
Paranderos is the plural of parandero.

Words near paranderos in the dictionary

  1. paranaturals
  2. Paranaíba
  3. paranda
  4. parandas
  5. parandero
  6. paranderos
  7. parandja
  8. parandjas
  9. paranema
  10. paranemata
  11. paranematal

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