cancerbero

Spanish

Etymology

can +‎ Cerbero

Noun

cancerbero m (plural cancerberos, feminine cancerbera, feminine plural cancerberas)

  1. (sports) goalkeeper
  2. someone who guards a door; doorkeeper
    • 2015 October 29, “Regreso a la casa de Bernarda Alba”, in El País‎:
      Era un infierno mudo y frió en ese sol africano, sepultura de gente viva bajo una férula inflexible de cancerbero oscuro.
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