pacotilla

Spanish

Etymology

From paca (“bale”)

Noun

pacotilla f (plural pacotillas)

1. free luggage of a sailor
2. trash, junk, garbage (something of inferior quality)
3. (Latin America) mob, rabble
4. (El Salvador, Nicaragua) gang

Synonyms

• (mob): chusma, gentuza
• (gang): pandilla

Derived terms

• de pacotilla

Descendants

• French: pacotille (borrowing)