catracho
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom a mispronunciation of the surname of Florencio Xatruch, a General who led the Honduran expeditionary force against William Walker in Nicaragua in 1856.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editcatracho (feminine catracha, masculine plural catrachos, feminine plural catrachas)
Noun
editcatracho m (plural catrachos, feminine catracha, feminine plural catrachas)
- (colloquial) Honduran person
- (Honduras) a dish consisting of fried corn with beans and cheese
Further reading
edit- “catracho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014