culero

== Spanish == === Etymology === From culo + -ero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈleɾo/ [kuˈle.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: cu‧le‧ro === Adjective === culero (feminine culera, masculine plural culeros, feminine plural culeras) (Mexico, vulgar) shitty, ugly mean === Adverb === culero (Mexico, vulgar) badly === Noun === culero m (plural culeros, feminine culera, feminine plural culeras) (Mexico, vulgar) asshole, jerk (despicable person) (Mexico, vulgar) coward, chicken (El Salvador, Honduras, vulgar, offensive) a homosexual person drug mule sluggard diaper, nappy Synonym: pañal ==== Usage notes ==== Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts they have a different degree of intensity, with zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive meaning. === Further reading === “culero”, 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