talego

Spanish

Etymology

From talega.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈleɡo/ [t̪aˈle.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -eɡo
  • Syllabification: ta‧le‧go

Noun

talego m (plural talegos)

  1. sack, bag
    Synonym: bolsa
  2. (colloquial, Spain) jail
    Synonyms: cárcel, trullo
  3. (colloquial, Spain) small wad of hash
  4. (colloquial, historical, Spain) a thousand peseta note (≈ 6 EUR)
    Coordinate term: kilo
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter VII, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 104:
      Manolo me pasa un talego con el que me hago un canutillo bien tensado y me meto la primera raya.
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