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Spanish
Etymology
Probably from Old Spanish *peltraza, from Vulgar Latin *pertrāctiāre (“to pull apart”), from Latin per- (“through”) + trahere (“to pull, drag”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pilˈtɾafa/
- Rhymes: -afa
- Syllabification: pil‧tra‧fa
Noun
piltrafa f (plural piltrafas)
- scrap of meat
- offal, scrap, junk (object in very bad condition)
- rag
- skinny, feeble person
- someone pathetic/a wuss
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