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medallero

medal table

noun meh-dah-YEH-rroh Rare

Usage Note

Medallero is the rankings table that lists countries or competitors by their medal counts at a multi-sport event such as the Olympics. It is a specifically sporting term and has no direct single-word equivalent in English — 'medal standings' or 'medal tally' are the closest translations. The word follows the -ero pattern of container/holder nouns.

Examples

"España ocupa el quinto puesto en el medallero."

Natural Translation

Spain is in fifth place on the medal table.

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