Category:Spanish verb-noun compounds

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Spanish compounds in which the first element is a transitive verb, the second a noun functioning as its direct object, and whose referent is the person or thing doing the action.


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  1. Cantarranas
  2. comepiedras
  3. converticombis
  4. cupalámparas
  5. espantacucarachas
  6. guardallamas
  7. lavaautos, lava autos "car wash" Mexico, not in RAE -- seems not to be set
  8. lavamanchas
  9. lanzacargas - a cannon for shooting depth charges, or something. A depth charge projector or depth charge projector - I haven't decided which term is better. -WF
  10. lavatrastes
  11. limpiabrisas "windscreen/windshield wiper (washer?)", not in RAE
  12. mata-avispas
  13. matahambres
  14. matalombrices
  15. matamanchas
  16. matamoros
  17. mataniños
  18. mataperros
  19. pasarríos
  20. Picapiedras "Flintsones" - the prehistoric cartoon family
  21. quemadiscos
  22. sacaniguas "squib" (certain areas only)
  23. saltaparedes
  24. soplacausas "incompetent lawyer"
  25. tapaboquetes "stopgap"
  26. tapagujeros, tapaagujeros "jerrybuilder; substitute"
  27. tapaporos "primer"
  28. tiralevitas "bootlicker"
  29. toca-DVDs
  30. trabacuentas "miscalculation"
  31. tragabalas "braggart" (certain areas only)
  32. tragasantos "excessively pious person"

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