tirachinos

Spanish

Etymology

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

Etymology

From tirar +‎ chino.

Noun

tirachinos m (plural tirachinos)

1. (Seville) slingshot

   Synonym: tirachinas

Further reading

• “tirachinos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28