capirucho

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapiˈɾut͡ʃo/ [ka.piˈɾu.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -utʃo
• Syllabification: ca‧pi‧ru‧cho

Noun

capirucho m (plural capiruchos)

1. (El Salvador) cup-and-ball

   Synonyms: boliche (Spain), balero (Mexico), perinola (Venezuela)

Further reading

• “capirucho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10