triquitraque

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Portuguese traque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾikiˈtɾake/ [t̪ɾi.kiˈt̪ɾa.ke]
• Rhymes: -ake
• Syllabification: tri‧qui‧tra‧que

Noun

triquitraque m (plural triquitraques)

1. firecracker

   Synonyms: petardo, piola

Further reading

• “triquitraque”, 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