zafarrancho

Spanish

Etymology

zafar +‎ rancho

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θafaˈrant͡ʃo/ [θa.faˈrãnʲ.t͡ʃo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /safaˈrant͡ʃo/ [sa.faˈrãnʲ.t͡ʃo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -antʃo
  • Syllabification: za‧fa‧rran‧cho

Noun

zafarrancho m (plural zafarranchos)

  1. (nautical) clearing the decks
  2. (colloquial) destruction
  3. (colloquial) rumpus, quarrel, row, shindy, dustup

Further reading

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