piltrafa

== Spanish == === Etymology === Probably from Old Spanish *peltraza, from Vulgar Latin *pertrāctiāre (“to pull apart”), from Latin per- (“through”) + trahere (“to pull, drag”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pilˈtɾafa/ [pil̪ˈt̪ɾa.fa] Rhymes: -afa Syllabification: pil‧tra‧fa === Noun === piltrafa f (plural piltrafas) scrap of meat offal, scrap, junk (object in very bad condition) rag skinny, feeble person someone pathetic/a wuss === Further reading === “piltrafa”, 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