rifirrafe

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Etymology

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Noun

rifirrafe m (plural rifirrafes)

  1. altercation; row
    • 2015 September 19, “La suerte del campeón”, in El País:
      A punto de acabar el primer tiempo, con el marcador 0 a 0, Diego Costa, el delantero centro del Chelsea, inició un rifirrafe, con golpe en la cara a un adversario incluido, pero el árbitro no lo expulsó a él sino a un jugador del Arsenal, Gabriel Paulista.
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    • 2015 July 20, “Próximo objetivo cubano: debilitar el embargo”, in El País:
      Las posibilidades son muchas, suponiendo que los históricos rifirrafes entre Estados Unidos y Cuba remitan y no se malogre la cohabitación, todavía precaria porque ninguno de los dos países se ha apeando de sus convicciones de fondo.
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