rapapolvo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Verb-object compound, composed of rapa (“shaves”) + polvo (“dust”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌrapaˈpolbo/ [ˌra.paˈpol.β̞o]
Rhymes: -olbo
Syllabification: ra‧pa‧pol‧vo
=== Noun ===
rapapolvo m (plural rapapolvos)
(colloquial) bollocking, telling-off, talking-to, earful
Synonyms: reprimenda, responso
=== Further reading ===
“rapapolvo”, 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