alasita

Spanish

Etymology

From an Aymara wording, meaning "buy me".

Noun

alasita f (plural alasitas)

  1. (Latin America) (principally in Bolivia) model market (market where traditional model figures are sold)
    • 2017 September, “Un regalo para Santa Cruz de la Sierra”, in El Deber Bolivia‎[1], archived from the original on 4 May 2023:
      A ellos se suman los vendedores de alasitas, responsables de unos 1.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. a traditional miniature model sold in such a market

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