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cantero

stonemason

noun kahn-TEH-rroh Rare

Also means

flower bed border

Usage Note

Cantero primarily means a stonemason or quarry worker, but in Latin America — especially the River Plate region — it is widely used for a raised garden border or flower bed edging. The masonry sense derives from canto, 'stone edge.' In Spain the gardening sense is less common.

Examples

"El cantero talló la piedra con precisión."

Natural Translation

The stonemason carved the stone with precision.

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