guácala
Spanish
Alternative forms
- huácala
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwakala/ [ˈɡwa.ka.la]
- Rhymes: -akala
- Syllabification: guá‧ca‧la
Interjection
guácala
- (Latin America, colloquial) ew, yuck indicates displeasure, disgust, or revulsion
- Synonym: puaj
Further reading
- “guácala” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.
- “guácala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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