charrasca

Asturian

Noun

charrasca f (plural charrasques)

1. razor (shaving knife)

Synonyms

• cháfara, cheira, cuchella, gaxa, navaya

Spanish

Etymology

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Noun

charrasca f (plural charrascas)

1. (music, Latin America) a jawbone used as a percussion instrument

   Synonyms: quijada, charaina, carretilla, kahuaha

   • 2016 December 21, “Un plato de comida puede convertirse en un regalo de Navidad”, in El Nacional‎^[1]:

     A ese sonido se unió el estruendo de charrascas, maracas y tambores improvisados con botellas de agua y latas vacías.

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2. (Latin America) knife

Further reading

• “charrasca”, 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