taparrabo

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to cover”) +‎ rabo (“tail; penis (slang)”).

Noun

taparrabo m (plural taparrabos)

1. loincloth
2. (colloquial) small or skimpy swimsuit

See also

• bahague

Further reading

• “taparrabo”, 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