tacataca

Spanish

Alternative forms

• tacatá

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /takaˈtaka/ [t̪a.kaˈt̪a.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: ta‧ca‧ta‧ca

Noun

tacataca m (plural tacatacas)

1. baby walker, walking frame (frame used to help walking)
2. (Chile) foosball, table football

   Synonyms: futbolín, futbolito, futillo, metegol

Further reading

• “tacataca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “tacataca”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010