"rastaquouère" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rastaquouères [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French rastaquouère, from South American Spanish rastacuero. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|rastaquouère}} French rastaquouère, {{uder|en|es|rastacuero}} Spanish rastacuero Head templates: {{en-noun}} rastaquouère (plural rastaquouères)
  1. A social upstart, especially from a Mediterranean or Latin American country; a smooth untrustworthy foreigner. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: rastacouère

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Alternative forms

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