lustrabotas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of lustra (“to shine”) +‎ botas (“boots”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lustɾaˈbotas/ [lus.t̪ɾaˈβ̞o.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -otas
• Syllabification: lus‧tra‧bo‧tas

Noun

lustrabotas m or f (plural lustrabotas)

1. shoeshiner

   Synonym: limpiabotas

Further reading

• “lustrabotas”, 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