zampatortas
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of zampa (“to scarf, to wolf down”) + tortas (“cakes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌθampaˈtoɾtas/ [ˌθãm.paˈt̪oɾ.t̪as] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˌsampaˈtoɾtas/ [ˌsãm.paˈt̪oɾ.t̪as] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oɾtas
- Syllabification: zam‧pa‧tor‧tas
Noun
zampatortas m or f by sense (plural zampatortas)
- (colloquial) glutton
Further reading
- “zampatortas”, 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