otero

== Old Spanish == === Etymology === Uncertain, perhaps from Latin altārium (“high altar”), or alternatively a derivative of oto (“high”) (from Latin altus) with the suffix -ero. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese outeiro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈteɾo/ === Noun === otero m (plural oteros) hill, hillock, knoll ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: otero == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish otero, of uncertain origin; possibly from Latin altārium, or alternatively from Old Spanish oto (“high”) (from Latin altus; see Spanish alto) with the suffix -ero. Cognate with Galician outeiro, Portuguese outeiro. Cf. also altar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈteɾo/ [oˈt̪e.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: o‧te‧ro === Noun === otero m (plural oteros) knoll === Further reading === “otero”, 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