trasto

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈtɾas.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈtɾas.to]

Noun

trasto m (plural trastos)

1. alternative form of trast (“piece of junk”)

Further reading

• “trasto”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t

Proto-Indo-European *-ónts

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts

Proto-Italic *trāns

Latin trāns

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Italic *-trom

Latin -trum

Latin trānstrum

Spanish trasto

Inherited from Latin trānstrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾasto/ [ˈt̪ɾas.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -asto
• Syllabification: tras‧to

Noun

trasto m (plural trastos)

1. (derogatory) piece of junk, thing, gizmo

   Synonyms: cacharro, chisme

2. (in the plural) utensils, tools
3. (in the plural) furniture; houseware
4. (Canary Islands) despicable (wretched or wicked person)

Derived terms

• tirar los trastos
• tirarse los trastos a la cabeza
• trastazo

Related terms

• traste

Further reading

• “trasto”, 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
• “trasto”, in Diccionario Básico de Canarismos [Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms] (in Spanish), Canarian Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Canaria de La Lengua], 2010