Spanish

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Etymology

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Compound of mala (bad) +‎ paga (payment).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /malaˈpaɡa/ [ma.laˈpa.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: ma‧la‧pa‧ga

Adjective

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malapaga m or f (masculine and feminine plural malapagas)

  1. describing someone who does not pay their debts, or pays them late.

Noun

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malapaga m or f by sense (plural malapagas)

  1. A person who does not pay their debts, or pays them late.

Further reading

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  • malapaga” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.