cascarrabias

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of casca +‎ rabias.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaskaˈrabjas/ [kas.kaˈra.β̞jas]
• Rhymes: -abjas
• Syllabification: cas‧ca‧rra‧bias

Noun

cascarrabias m or f (plural cascarrabias)

1. (colloquial) a curmudgeon, crank, grump, grouch

Adjective

cascarrabias (invariable)

1. (colloquial) cantankerous, crotchety, curmudgeonly, grumpy, grouchy, cranky, crabby

Further reading

• “cascarrabias”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28