pacotilla

Spanish

Etymology

From paca (“bale”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /pakoˈtiʝa/ [pa.koˈt̪i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /pakoˈtiʎa/ [pa.koˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /pakoˈtiʃa/ [pa.koˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /pakoˈtiʒa/ [pa.koˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: pa‧co‧ti‧lla

Noun

pacotilla f (plural pacotillas)

  1. free luggage of a sailor
  2. trash, junk, garbage (something of inferior quality)
  3. (Latin America) mob, rabble
    Synonyms: chusma, gentuza
  4. (El Salvador, Nicaragua) gang
    Synonym: pandilla

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: pacotille (borrowing)

Further reading

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