gualdrapa

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Etymology

From Late Latin vastrapes, from a language of Southwestern Asia.

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Noun

gualdrapa f (plural gualdrapes)

  1. (often plural) a caparison which covers the croup and flanks of a horse, mule, etc.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡwalˈdɾapa/
  • Rhymes: -apa
  • Syllabification: gual‧dra‧pa

Noun

gualdrapa f (plural gualdrapas)

  1. horse blanket; horse rug
    • 2015 September 19, “Rompesuelas”, in El País:
      La autora añade una indignada nota final para denunciar “la inaudita crueldad” a la que se sometía a los caballos, que salían a la arena sin la protección de las gualdrapas y morían brutalmente empitonados.
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