tiracuello

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tira (“to throw”) +‎ cuellos (“neck”).

Noun

tiracuello m (plural tiracuellos)

1. (rare) cross-body sword sheath

   Synonym: tahalí

Further reading

• “tiracuello”, 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