bracero

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bracero (“laborer”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ/ (or as Spanish, below) === Noun === bracero (plural braceros) (historical) A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945. == Spanish == === Etymology === From brazo (“arm”) +‎ -ero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾaˈθeɾo/ [bɾaˈθe.ɾo] (Spain) IPA(key): /bɾaˈseɾo/ [bɾaˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: bra‧ce‧ro === Noun === bracero m (plural braceros) labourer, farmhand, navvy ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bracero”, 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