misionero
missionary
adjective noun mee-syoh-NEH-roh Rare
Origin: From Spanish misión + -ero, ultimately from Latin missio (a sending).
Usage Note
Misionero functions as both an adjective (trabajo misionero, missionary work) and a noun (un misionero, a missionary). The feminine is misionera. In colloquial contexts posición del misionero is the standard Spanish expression for the missionary position.
Examples
"El misionero fundó una escuela en la aldea."
Natural Translation
The missionary founded a school in the village.
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