pacotilla

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Spanish

Etymology

From paca (bale).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /pakoˈtiʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /pakoˈtiʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /pakoˈtiʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /pakoˈtiʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: pa‧co‧ti‧lla

Noun

pacotilla f (plural pacotillas)

  1. free luggage of a sailor
  2. trash, junk, garbage (something of inferior quality)
  3. (Latin America) mob, rabble
    Synonyms: chusma, gentuza
  4. (El Salvador, Nicaragua) gang
    Synonym: pandilla

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: pacotille (borrowing)

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