portero

/poɾˈteɾo/ · B1 · noun · m

doorkeeper

🚪🥅 puerta/porta (door) + -ero (the one who) = the one at the door, like porter

From Latin portarius, from porta, gate. English porter and portal share the same root. The portero guards a door, the entrance of a club, or the goal on a football pitch.

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