How to Pronounce "bracero"
word
bɹɑˈtʃɛɹoʊ
bra-CHER-oh
bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ
bruh-SIH-uh-roh
Definition
A bracero is a migrant farm worker, especially referring to Mexican laborers who worked temporarily in the United States under specific government programs from the 1940s to 1960s.
IPA Transcription
American English
bɹɑˈtʃɛɹoʊ
British English
bɹəˈsɪəɹəʊ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
bra-CHER-oh
UK
bruh-SIH-uh-roh
Listen in Context
Many braceros worked on farms in California.
A bracero often lived in temporary housing.
The country needed braceros to harvest crops.
My grandfather came to the US as a bracero in the 1950s.