guácala
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
huácala, wácala, wakala, guácatela, guácatelas, wácatela, guácata
=== Etymology ===
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=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɡwakala/ [ˈɡwa.ka.la]
Rhymes: -akala
Syllabification: guá‧ca‧la
=== Interjection ===
guácala
(Latin America, colloquial) ew, yuck indicates displeasure, disgust, or revulsion
Synonym: puaj
==== Derived terms ====
guácara
guacarear
=== Further reading ===
“guácala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
“guácala”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010