bracero

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bracero (“laborer”).

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