tragaperras

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of traga (“to swallow”) +‎ perras (“cash, dough”).

Noun

tragaperras f (plural tragaperras)

(Spain) slot machine (US), fruit machine (UK)
Synonym: (Latin America) tragamonedas
- 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 74:
  Cuando salgo, le pregunto al vejete si tienen teléfono: hay uno al lado de una máquina tragaperras.
  When I leave, I ask the old guy if they have a telephone. "There's one next to the slot machine".
(Spain, derogatory) cash grab

Further reading

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

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