braceros

Variant of bracero

bracero definition

☆ bra·cero (brə ser′ō; Sp brä sā′rō̂)

noun pl. braceros -·ros

a Mexican farm laborer brought into the U.S. temporarily for migrant work in harvesting crops

Etymology: Sp < brazo, an arm < L brachium: see brace

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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