mantero

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Manteros in Madrid (Spain)

Etymology

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From manta (blanket) +‎ -ero, from the practice of displaying goods on a large cloth which can easily be picked up to flee the police.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /manˈteɾo/ [mãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: man‧te‧ro

Noun

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mantero m (plural manteros, feminine mantera, feminine plural manteras)

  1. (Spain) a person, normally an illegal immigrant, who sells counterfeit goods (like clothes, watches, music CDs, movie and video games DVD) on the streets
    • 2015 November 8, “Con la mercancía a cuestas”, in El País[1]:
      En ese instante, otro mantero se acercó por la espalda y arrebató a los agentes parte de la mercancía, tras lo cual salió a la carrera con una pronunciada sonrisa en la cara.
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    • 2018 March 16, Miguel Ángel Medina, “Seis detenidos en las protestas en Lavapiés por la muerte de un mantero”, in El País[2]:
      La muerte de un mantero senegalés este jueves en el barrio madrileño de Lavapiés desató una oleada de protestas callejeras y un amplio despliegue policial con cargas y pelotas de goma para dispersar a manifestantes que incendiaron contenedores y vehículos estacionados en la zona.
      The death of a Senegalese street vendor this Thursday in the Madrid neighborhood of Lavapiés sparked a wave of street protests and a massive deployment of police, who charged and shot rubber bullets to disperse protestors who set fire to dumpsters and parked cars in the area.
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