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masculine

/basuˈɾeɾo/

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Translation

refuse collector, rubbish dump

Word origin

From basura ('rubbish') plus the agent and place suffix -ero, which marks both the person who deals with something and the place where it collects.

Origin
Spanish
Root
basura

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbasureros

Examples

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The refuse collector comes to pick up the rubbish on Mondays.

escombros municipal.

They dumped the rubble at the municipal rubbish dump.

.

The refuse collector gets up very early every day.

.

The city's old rubbish dump is already full.

Saludé .

I greeted the refuse collector from the window.

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This word is part of lesson 78.