triquitraca

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾikiˈtɾaka/ [t̪ɾi.kiˈt̪ɾa.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: tri‧qui‧tra‧ca

Noun

triquitraca m (plural triquitracas)

1. rattle, rattling, clatter, clattering

   Synonyms: triquitraque, traqueteo

2. (El Salvador) clackers
3. (El Salvador) firecracker

   Synonyms: triquitraque, petardo, piola

Noun

triquitraca f (plural triquitracas)

1. (Nicaragua) firecracker

   Synonyms: triquitraque, petardo, piola

Further reading

• “triquitraca”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010