casaquero

Spanish

Etymology

From casaca (“lies”) +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasaˈkeɾo/ [ka.saˈke.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ca‧sa‧que‧ro

Adjective

casaquero (feminine casaquera, masculine plural casaqueros, feminine plural casaqueras)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Guatemala) lying; untruthful; that lies.

   Synonym: mentiroso

   Ella es una abogada casaquera, no le creas una palabra.

   She's a lying lawyer, don't believe a word she says.

Noun

casaquero m (plural casaqueros, feminine casaquera, feminine plural casaqueras)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) liar.

   Synonym: mentiroso

   No seas un casaquero, dime la verdad.

   Don't be a liar, tell me the truth.

Further reading

• “casaquero”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010