noun, masculine/pomˈbeɾo/plural: pomberos
a kind of bogeyman
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pelH-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥H-wo- Proto-Italic *palwosder.? substrateder.? Latin palumbēs Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin palumbāriumder. Portuguese pombeirobor. Spanish pombero Borrowed from Portuguese pombeiro.