zafarrancho

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zafarrancho m (plural zafarranchos)

(nautical) clearing the decks
(colloquial) destruction
(colloquial) rumpus, quarrel, row, shindy, dustup

Further reading

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

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