catracho

Spanish

Etymology

From a mispronunciation of the surname of Florencio Xatruch, a General who led the Honduran expeditionary force against William Walker in Nicaragua in 1856.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtɾat͡ʃo/ [kaˈt̪ɾa.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Syllabification: ca‧tra‧cho

Adjective

catracho (feminine catracha, masculine plural catrachos, feminine plural catrachas)

1. (colloquial) Honduran

Noun

catracho m (plural catrachos, feminine catracha, feminine plural catrachas)

1. (colloquial) Honduran person
2. (Honduras) a dish consisting of fried corn with beans and cheese

Further reading

• “catracho”, 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