cañadero

== Spanish == === Etymology === Derived from La Cañada +‎ -ero, Ellipsis of La Cañada de Hidúm, a marginal neighbourhood in Melilla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɲaˈdeɾo/ [ka.ɲaˈð̞e.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: ca‧ña‧de‧ro === Noun === cañadero m (plural cañaderos, feminine cañadera, feminine plural cañaderas) (colloquial, Melilla) any Muslim person from La Cañada de Hidúm. Synonym: madero ==== Usage notes ==== It is often used to refer to a resident of that same neighborhood who fits a profile that links the individual to a predisposition to conflict or crime, so its use is sometimes derogatory. This usage is usually based on territorial and social prejudices unrelated to the demographic reality of the neighborhood. By extension, also derogatory, it sometimes refers to any person of Arab or Berber origin in Melilla with the stereotype of a "threatening" person or someone linked to a marginalized subculture, implicitly suggesting a predisposition to physical confrontation. === External links === “cañadero”, in Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española [Thesaurus of the Historical Dictionaries of the Spanish Language], Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2021