carpintero

/kaɾpinˈteɾo/ · B2 · noun · m

carpenter

🔨🐦 carpintero = carpent(er) + o; the bird 'carpenters' wood by pecking it

Spanish carpintero looks almost like English carpenter, both from Latin carpentarius (cart-maker). The same word names the woodpecker, since it works wood with its beak, tapping and drilling like a tradesman.

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