tirachinos

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Verb-object compound, composed of tira (“to throw”) +‎ chinas (“pebbles”).

Etymology edit

From tirar +‎ chino.

Noun edit

tirachinos m (plural tirachinos)

(Seville) slingshot
Synonym: tirachinas

Further reading edit

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

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