pelafustán

Spanish

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Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pela (“to steal”) +‎ fustán (“petticoat”).

Noun

pelafustán m (plural pelafustanes)

1. rascal; ragamuffin
   • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:

     Era el tal un pelafustán a quien siempre oí llamar por el edificante apodo de el Falsificador.

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Further reading

• “pelafustán”, 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