repostero

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *repositārius, from Latin repositus; cf. repositorius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reposˈteɾo/ [re.posˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: re‧pos‧te‧ro

Noun

repostero m (plural reposteros, feminine repostera, feminine plural reposteras)

1. pastry chef

Related terms

• repostería
• repuesto

 

Noun

repostero m (plural reposteros)

1. cupboard
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 321:

     El dejar algo olvidado en el repostero o en la artesa

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “repostero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10