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Etymology
From Late Latin vastrapes, from a language of Southwestern Asia.
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Noun
gualdrapa f (plural gualdrapes)
- (often plural) a caparison which covers the croup and flanks of a horse, mule, etc.
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwalˈdɾapa/
- Rhymes: -apa
- Syllabification: gual‧dra‧pa
Noun
gualdrapa f (plural gualdrapas)
- 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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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