campesino

American  

[kahm-pe-see-naw, kam-puh-see-noh] / ˌkɑm pɛˈsi nɔ, ˌkæm pəˈsi noʊ /

noun

Spanish.

plural

campesinos

1. (in Latin America) a peasant or farmer.

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Example Sentences

The demonstrations began in December after the arrest of then-President Pedro Castillo, whose campesino roots had inspired many poor Peruvians.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

So for the next couple of weeks, De Leon stayed indoors as her campesino parents hatched a plan to save her life.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2018

With his hair wet and slicked down like Carlos’s, the campesino in the picture looked too much like Carlos for his comfort.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2015

The students, who are in their late teens and early twenties, tend to come from poor, indigenous campesino families.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 24, 2014

The campesino goes off with his medicine, a couple of cigars, a few mints for the godchildren.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez