tragaperras

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Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of traga (“to swallow”) +‎ perras (“cash, dough”).

Noun[edit]

tragaperras f (plural tragaperras)

  1. (Spain) slot machine (US), fruit machine (UK)
    Synonym: (Latin America) tragamonedas
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 74:
      Cuando salgo, le pregunto al vejete si tienen teléfono: hay uno al lado de una máquina tragaperras.
      When I leave, I ask the old guy if they have a telephone. "There's one next to the slot machine".
  2. (Spain, derogatory) cash grab

Further reading[edit]

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