pelafustán

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Spanish

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Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pela (“to steal”) +‎ fustán (“petticoat”).

Noun

pelafustán m (plural pelafustanes)

rascal; ragamuffin
- 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:
  Era el tal un pelafustán a quien siempre oí llamar por el edificante apodo de el Falsificador.
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Further reading

“pelafustán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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