andrajo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish andrajo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈdɾa.ʒu/

  • Hyphenation: an‧dra‧jo

Noun

andrajo m (plural andrajos)

  1. rag
    Synonym: trapo

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Federico Corriente considers the Andalusian Arabic حَطْرَجْ (ḥaṭraj, foolish) that appears in Vocabulista in Arabico and that comes from the known root ه ت ر (h-t-r) (the same as مُهْتَر (muhtar, disordered in his intellect) in Lane’s lexicon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈdɾaxo/ [ãn̪ˈd̪ɾa.xo]
  • Rhymes: -axo
  • Syllabification: an‧dra‧jo

Noun

andrajo m (plural andrajos)

  1. rags (as clothes)

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