tragaperras

/tɾaɣaˈpeɾas/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las tragaperras

Meaning

  1. slot machine

    Built from traga (swallows (from tragar)) + perras (coins (slang)).

    • Perdió dinero en la tragaperras.

      He lost money on the slot machine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • traga swallows (from tragar)
  • perras coins (slang)

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Spielautomat

Spielautomat is the German word for the same thing — both mean "slot machine."

French

machine à sous

machine à sous is the French word for the same thing — both mean "slot machine."

Practice

1 What does tragaperras mean?

2 Fill the gap: Perdió dinero en la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tragaperras?

nouncompound

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