guácala
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Etymology edit
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Interjection edit
guácala
- (Latin America, colloquial) ew, yuck indicates displeasure, disgust, or revulsion
- Synonym: puaj
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Further reading edit
- “guácala” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.
- “guácala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014