arranca cebolla

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “pull out the onion”

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aˌranka θeˈboʝa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka θeˈβ̞o.ʝa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aˌranka θeˈboʎa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka θeˈβ̞o.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /aˌranka seˈboʃa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka seˈβ̞o.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aˌranka seˈboʒa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka seˈβ̞o.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: a‧rran‧ca ce‧bo‧lla

Noun

arranca cebolla m (uncountable)

  1. (playground games) a children's game where participants form a queue and grasp the person in front of each one from the hips, all attempting to pull the first person of the queue called the "onion", who is grasping a solid structure, often a tree or a pole.
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