mozo de cordel

Spanish

Noun

mozo de cordel m (plural mozos de cordel)

(historical) A porter who carried a rope, and was available to hire by the general public for transporting of heavy goods in general
Synonym: mozo de cuerda

Further reading

“mozo de cordel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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