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Where does “culero” come from?

culero (Spanish) comes from Spanish culo, from Old Spanish culo, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

culero (Spanish): ugly, lackluster; asshole, arsehole; drug mule

Definitions

  1. ugly, lackluster; asshole, arsehole; drug mule

Ancestry of “culero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishculoass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks;...
2Old Spanishculo—
3Latincūlus—
4Proto-Celtickūlos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “culero”

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