amontonadero

Spanish

Etymology

From amontonar (“to pile up”) +‎ -dero, from montón (“heap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /amontonaˈdeɾo/, [amõn̪t̪onaˈðeɾo]
Hyphenation: a‧mon‧to‧na‧de‧ro

Noun

amontonadero m (plural amontonaderos)

(Mexico, colloquial) heap, especially a disorderly one.
¡No hallo nada en este amontonadero!
I can’t find anything in this messy heap!

Synonyms

(accumulation): amontonamiento

Further reading

“amontonadero” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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