piltrafa

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Old Spanish *peltraza, from Vulgar Latin *pertrāctiāre (“to pull apart”), from Latin per- (“through”) + trahere (“to pull, drag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pilˈtɾafa/ [pil̪ˈt̪ɾa.fa]
• Rhymes: -afa
• Syllabification: pil‧tra‧fa

Noun

piltrafa f (plural piltrafas)

1. scrap of meat
2. offal, scrap, junk (object in very bad condition)
3. rag
4. skinny, feeble person
5. someone pathetic/a wuss

Further reading

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