cascarrabias

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Verb-object compound, composed of casca +‎ rabias.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kaskaˈrabjas/ [kas.kaˈra.β̞jas]
Rhymes: -abjas
Syllabification: cas‧ca‧rra‧bias

Noun edit

cascarrabias m or f (plural cascarrabias)

(colloquial) a curmudgeon, crank, grump, grouch

Adjective edit

cascarrabias (invariable)

(colloquial) cantankerous, crotchety, curmudgeonly, grumpy, grouchy, cranky, crabby

Further reading edit

“cascarrabias”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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