sudaca

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

sudaca

  1. genitive plural of sudac

Spanish

Etymology

An abbreviation of sudamericano (“South American”), influenced by the suffix -aco.[1] It is sometimes seen in folk etymology as a blend of sudamericano and caca, although the precise origins are difficult to verify.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈdaka/ [suˈð̞a.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: su‧da‧ca

Noun

sudaca m or f by sense (plural sudacas)

  1. (Spain, ethnic slur, slang) a Hispanic American, more precisely a South American, especially one considered to have Amerindian features or a non-European accent; spic/spick, greaser/greaseball, beaner
    Synonym: panchito

References

  1. ^ “sudaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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