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feminine
/tʃaˈtara/
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Translation
scrap metal, junk
Word origin
From Basque txatarra ('the old thing, the worn-out one'), from zahar ('old') with the article -a. The term entered Spanish through the iron and scrap trade of the Basque Country.
- Origin
- Basque
- Root
- txatarra
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralchatarras
Examples
depósito .
They took the old car to the scrap yard.
ordenador sirve, pura .
That computer is no use any more, it is pure junk.
kilos .
He sells the scrap metal by the kilo and makes a bit of money.
¡ tanta !
Do not eat so much junk food!
garaje oxidadas.
The garage was full of junk and rusty parts.
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