burundanga
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowing from Spanish burundanga.
Noun
[edit]burundanga (uncountable)
- Any of various hyoscine-based drugs, especially scopolamine, which have medical applications, are of limited (possibly illicit) recreational use and are used for criminal activities like rape or robbery because they can render the victim unconscious and are popularly thought to cancel their willpower.
Translations
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From borondanga.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]burundanga f (plural burundangas)
- burundanga
- (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) huddle, mess, confusion
- (Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua) nonsense; an absurd claim or fact
- (Panama) junk food (particularly confectionary and brand name snacks)
Further reading
[edit]- “burundanga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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