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paradero

whereabouts

noun pah-rah-DEH-roh Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

bus stop

Usage Note

Paradero most often means 'whereabouts' or 'location of a missing person,' as in asking for someone's paradero desconocido (unknown whereabouts). In many Latin American countries it is the everyday word for a bus stop, where Spain would say parada. The shift between these two senses can trip up learners crossing dialects.

Examples

"Nadie conoce el paradero del sospechoso."

Natural Translation

Nobody knows the whereabouts of the suspect.

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