capirucha

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Possibly from capirucho, a rhyme made with capital and the pejorative suffix -ucha.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kapiˈɾut͡ʃa/ [ka.piˈɾu.t͡ʃa]
  • Rhymes: -utʃa
  • Syllabification: ca‧pi‧ru‧cha

Noun

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capirucha f (plural capiruchas)

  1. (derogatory, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) the capital of a country

Further reading

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  • “capirucha” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
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