English Explanatory Dictionary

carpintero

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus, a woodpecker of southwestern North America, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees.

Word forms

carpintero carpinteros

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish carpintero (“carpenter; woodpecker”). Doublet of carpenter.

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