abacero

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic صاحب الزاد (ṣāḥib az-zād, “owner of the provisions”). Or, from haba (“broad bean”), one of the provisions first sold at this store. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abaˈθeɾo/ [a.β̞aˈθe.ɾo] (Spain) IPA(key): /abaˈseɾo/ [a.β̞aˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: a‧ba‧ce‧ro === Noun === abacero m (plural abaceros, feminine abacera, feminine plural abaceras) grocer Synonym: (Latin America) abarrotero ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Roberts, Edward A. (2014), A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN === Further reading === “abacero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025