tragamonedas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of traga (“to swallow”) +‎ monedas (“coins”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɾaɡamoˈnedas/ [ˌt̪ɾa.ɣ̞a.moˈne.ð̞as]
• Rhymes: -edas
• Syllabification: tra‧ga‧mo‧ne‧das

Noun

tragamonedas m (plural tragamonedas)

1. (Latin America) slot machine (US), fruit machine (UK)

   Synonym: (Spain) tragaperras

Further reading

• “tragamonedas”, 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