zarrapastro

Spanish

Etymology

From zarria (“rag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaraˈpastɾo/ [θa.raˈpas.t̪ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saraˈpastɾo/ [sa.raˈpas.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -astɾo
• Syllabification: za‧rra‧pas‧tro

Noun

zarrapastro m (plural zarrapastros, feminine zarrapastra, feminine plural zarrapastras)

1. slovenly person

Derived terms

• zarrapastroso

 

Further reading

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