taparrabos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to cover”) +‎ rabos (“tails; penises (slang)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tapaˈrabos/ [t̪a.paˈra.β̞os]
• Rhymes: -abos
• Syllabification: ta‧pa‧rra‧bos

Noun

taparrabos m (plural taparrabos)

1. loincloth, swimming trunks

Noun

taparrabos

1. plural of taparrabo

Further reading

• “taparrabos”, 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