escudero

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin scūtārius, from Latin scūtum (“shield”). By surface analysis, escudo +‎ -ero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eskuˈdeɾo/ [es.kuˈð̞e.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: es‧cu‧de‧ro === Noun === escudero m (plural escuderos, feminine escudera, feminine plural escuderas) esquire, squire shield-bearer shield-maker nobleman ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “escudero”, 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