tragasables

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of traga (“to swallow”) +‎ sables (“swords”).

Noun

tragasables m or f by sense (plural tragasables)

1. sword-swallower

Noun

tragasables m (plural tragasables)

1. (vulgar, chiefly Argentina and Uruguay) male homosexual, fag, faggot

   Synonyms: chupapijas, comilón, maricón, puto

Further reading

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