taco

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • (Mexico) taco
  • peg a short, thick piece of wood, metal, or other material
  • dowel a longer piece of wood, plastic, or other material
  • stopper, plug, wad small bundle of material made to cover, stop, or fill a hole
  • (Argentina) heel of a shoe
  • (sports) cue a stick used to play billiards, snooker, pool, etc
  • (Chile) traffic jam
  • (Spain) curse word, swear word
  • (Spain) a load, a lot
  • (Spain) years of age

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French tache (stain, blemish, bolt, nail, spot) derived from Middle Low German Zacke (sharp point).

Origin

Middle Low German

Zacke

Gloss

sharp point

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