rapapolvo

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rapaˈpolbo/ [ra.paˈpol.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -olbo
  • Syllabification: ra‧pa‧pol‧vo

Noun

rapapolvo m (plural rapapolvos)

  1. (colloquial) bollocking, telling-off, talking-to
    • 2015 July 8, “Clinton: Los republicanos deberían decirle “basta” a Trump”, in El País‎[1]:
      Las críticas de Clinton, que ni siquiera llegan a rapapolvo, son lo que probablemente menos preocupen al empresario devenido en político.
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