tragaleguas

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Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of traga (to swallow) +‎ leguas (leagues (measurement equal to several miles)).

Noun

tragaleguas m or f by sense (plural tragaleguas)

  1. (colloquial) keen walker, or fast walker

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