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Spanish
Etymology
Possibly from capirucho, a rhyme made with capital and the pejorative suffix -ucha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kapiˈɾut͡ʃa/
- Rhymes: -utʃa
- Syllabification: ca‧pi‧ru‧cha
Noun
capirucha f (plural capiruchas)
- (derogatory, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) the capital of a country
Further reading
- “capirucha” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010