taparrabo

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of tapa (“to cover”) +‎ rabo (“tail; penis (slang)”).

Noun

taparrabo m (plural taparrabos)

1. loincloth
2. (colloquial) small or skimpy swimsuit

Further reading

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