tragamonedas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of traga (“to swallow”) +‎ monedas (“coins”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌtɾaɡamoˈnedas/ [ˌt̪ɾa.ɣ̞a.moˈne.ð̞as]
Rhymes: -edas
Syllabification: tra‧ga‧mo‧ne‧das

Noun

tragamonedas m (plural tragamonedas)

(Latin America) slot machine (US), fruit machine (UK)
Synonym: (Spain) tragaperras

Further reading

“tragamonedas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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