tumbaburros

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tumba (“to knock over”) +‎ burros (“donkeys, dummies”).

Noun

tumbaburros m (plural tumbaburros)

1. (slang) dictionary

   Synonyms: diccionario, mataburros

2. grille guard

Further reading

• “tumbaburros”, 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