maletero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *molko-der.?

Thracianbor.?

Proto-Germanic *malhō

Frankish *malhabor.

Medieval Latin malader.

Old French male

Middle French malle

French mallebor.

Spanish mala

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Middle French -et

French -etder.

French -ettebor.

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Late Latin -ittus

Italian -ettoder.

Italian -ettabor.

Spanish -eta

Spanish maleta

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish maletero

From maleta + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maleˈteɾo/ [ma.leˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ma‧le‧te‧ro

Noun

maletero m (plural maleteros)

1. (Cuba, Bolivia, Spain) trunk, boot (space to carry luggage)

   Synonyms: baúl, cajuela, maleta

   • 2024 April 29, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Rolls-Royce amplía su fábrica para construir coches más despacio”, in CNN en Español‎^[1], archived from the original on 22 March 2025:

     Sencillamente, cada vez hay más ricos en el mundo y tienen más dinero para gastar en cosas como coches con polvo de diamante en la pintura y equipamiento de picnic integrado en el maletero.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• maleta

Noun

maletero m (plural maleteros, feminine maletera, feminine plural maleteras)

1. porter (somebody employed to carry luggage)

Further reading

• “maletero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026