alaraco

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaˈɾako/ [a.laˈɾa.ko]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: a‧la‧ra‧co

Adjective

alaraco (feminine alaraca, masculine plural alaracos, feminine plural alaracas)

1. (Chile, colloquial) peevish, complaining, whining person

   Synonyms: alharaquiento, quejica

Noun

alaraco m (plural alaracos, feminine alaraca, feminine plural alaracas)

1. (Chile, colloquial) complainer, whiner, crybaby
2. (Peru, colloquial, derogatory) person from the streets, with no education and a felon

Related terms

• alharaca

 

Further reading

• “alaraco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16