tragaldabas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of traga (“to swallow”) +‎ aldabas (“doorknockers”); unclear.

Noun

tragaldabas m or f by sense (plural tragaldabas)

1. greedyguts

Noun

tragaldabas m (plural tragaldabas)

1. bottomless pit

Further reading

• “tragaldabas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28