vespa

Borrowed from Italian vespa. Doublet of avispa.


ping pong

Borrowed from English ping pong, originally a trademark. See more at ping pong.


fairy

Sin embargo, no siempre tenemos una gamuza a mano, así que recurrimos a otras soluciones, como limpiar las gafas con Fairy y agua.

2022 January 23, Janire Manzanas, “¿Se pueden limpiar las gafas con Fairy?”, in OkDiario:

However, we don't always have a chamois on hand, so we turn to other solutions, such as cleaning the glasses with Fairy and water.

El exdelegado del Gobierno en Cataluña Josep Enric Millo se ha referido este martes durante su declaración en el juicio del 'procés' en el Supremo a la "trampa del Fairy" como uno de los tipos de agresión que sufrieron los agentes que participaron en el dispositivo desplegado en la jornada del referéndum del 1 de octubre en Cataluña.

2019 March 5, “Así es la "trampa del Fairy" de Millo que desata las risas en redes”, in El Plural:


polaco

es-noun

polaco m (plural polacos, feminine polaca, feminine plural polacas)

polacos (plural)
polaca (feminine)
polacas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Polish Polak.
For the etymology of the Catalan sense, see the Wikipedia article Polaco (slur).

Polaco, si puedes leer esto, estás demasiado cerca

2019, Pau Pèrrim, chapter 3, in Terra Cremada (overall work in Catalan), →ISBN:

Polaco, if you can read this, you're too close

(Spain, offensive) Catalan (person from Catalonia)


idiota

Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).

der

(derogatory) dick, jerk, schmuck, douchebag, asshole, ass, jackass, prick (i.e., a cocky or self-important individual without any foundation for it)


maestro

es-noun

maestro m (plural maestros, feminine maestra, feminine plural maestras)

maestros (plural)
maestra (feminine)
maestras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Latin magistrum. Doublet of magíster, borrowed from Latin, and máster, borrowed from English.

(master) craftsman, handyman, contractor, construction worker


wey

Variant of güey, representing the relaxed pronunciation of the /ɡw/ sounds.

(Mexico, colloquial slang, eye dialect, Internet) chump, punk, dumbass, idiot, jerk


tonto

es-adj

tonto (feminine tonta, masculine plural tontos, feminine plural tontas)

tonta (feminine)
tontos (masculine plural)
tontas (feminine plural)

→ Tetelcingo Nahuatl: tunto

→ Tagalog: tonto

Uncertain. Latin attonitus has been proposed, but there are phonological difficulties, namely unexpected loss of initial /a/ and lack of diphthongization; cf. the expected outcome atuendo. Tonto may have an expressive or onomatopoeic origin. Another hypothesis is that it derives from *tontum, a 'vulgar' past participle for Latin tondeo (“to shear”). Compare Italian tonto, Portuguese tonto, and Romanian tont, tânt.


hombre

Chavacano: hombre

→ English: hombre

→ French: hombre
→ English: ombre

→ Papiamentu: hòmber

Inherited from Old Spanish omne, from Latin hominem, homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (“earthling”). The Old Spanish form omne was first dissimilated to omre and then a gliding sound -b- arose before the -r-. Compare the same development in hambre and nombre.

manos besa el hombre, que querría ver cortadas


tío

es-noun

tío m (plural tíos, feminine tía, feminine plural tías)

tíos (plural)
tía (feminine)
tías (feminine plural)

→ Catalan: tio

Inherited from Old Spanish tio, from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos). Compare Italian zio, Galician tío and Portuguese tio, Sardinian tiu.

Y ese tío me gritó.

(colloquial, Spain) unknown or any male person, dude, guy


gabacho

gabacho m (plural gabachos, feminine gabacha, feminine plural gabachas)

gabachos (plural)
gabacha (feminine)
gabachas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Occitan gavach originally ‘bird’s crop, goitre, swelling’, later ‘mountain-dweller, northerner, peasant’ (because of the high incidence of disease in these populations).

(colloquial, derogatory, Mexico) foreigner, gringo, specifically, from the United States


viejo

es-adj

viejo (feminine vieja, masculine plural viejos, feminine plural viejas, superlative viejísimo)

vieja (feminine)
viejos (masculine plural)
viejas (feminine plural)
viejísimo (superlative)

Inherited from Old Spanish vieio, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus. Compare Leonese vieyo, Aragonese viello and Galician vello.

más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo

Se levanta del sillón, busca en un estante un disco viejo, de pasta, y lo pone en el combinado. —Un poco de música —dice.

2012, Jorge Accame, Forastero, SUDAMERICANA, →ISBN:

He gets out of the chair, looks on the shelf for an old record, made of plastic, and he puts it in the radiogram. "A little music," he says.

Mi abuelo es viejo.

También hay un profesor viejo que se ha vuelto sabio a raíz de vivir mucho tiempo y de escuchar y contar historias.

2014, Victor Muñoz, La noche del 9 de febrero, Punto de Lectura, →ISBN:

There's also an old professor who has grown wise as a result of living a long time and listening to and telling stories.


viejo

es-noun

viejo m (plural viejos, feminine vieja, feminine plural viejas)

viejos (plural)
vieja (feminine)
viejas (feminine plural)

Me gusta el viejo de bigote.

Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra.

The most delicious tacos are those from the guy with the black shirt.

No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta.

(Mexico) a guy or man, especially an adult or a male close to adulthood

Ya regresé, viejo.

(Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name)

(Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband


zorra

First attested in the 15th century. Of unclear origin: perhaps from an unknown pre-Roman language, or perhaps from Basque azari/azeri (“fox”) (a third suggestion, which holds that the term derives from onomatopoeia, is considered "far from convincing" and "unprovable").


jefe

jefe m (plural jefes, feminine jefa or jefe, feminine plural jefas or jefes)

jefes (plural)
jefa (feminine)
jefe (feminine)
jefas (feminine plural)
jefes (feminine plural)

→ English: jefe

→ Bikol Central: hepe

→ Cebuano: hepe

→ Tagalog: hepe

Inherited from Old Spanish xefe, from Old French chief, from Latin caput. Compare Portuguese chefe. Doublet of cabo and chef.


cariño

→ Catalan: carinyo

→ Portuguese: carinho

Uncertain, but possibly via Aragonese cariño, from Latin carere.


kevlar

Borrowed from English kevlar; a trademarked name Kevlar.


nene

nene m or f (plural nenes, feminine nena, feminine plural nenas)

nenes (plural)
nena (feminine)
nenas (feminine plural)

term of endearment
term of endearment#English

(familiar) babe; baby; kiddo (term of endearment for usually a male, female equivalent: nena)


puta

Inherited from Old Spanish puta, from a Vulgar Latin *pūtta, of uncertain origin, perhaps derived from Latin *puta, female form of Latin putus (“teeny boy”), a hapax legomenon of dubious reading. This etymology is supported by both María Moliner and Joan Coromines. Cognate with French pute, Catalan puta, Portuguese puta, Galician puta, Asturian puta, as well as Old Italian putta (“girl”).

(derogatory, vulgar) whore, slut, prostitute


tía

tía f (plural tías, masculine tío, masculine plural tíos)

tías (plural)
tío (masculine)
tíos (masculine plural)

Inherited from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

¡Tías buenas!


celo

(UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) sellotape; (UK, AU) sticky tape; (US) Scotch tape; adhesive tape


socio

socio m (plural socios, feminine socia, feminine plural socias)

socios (plural)
socia (feminine)
socias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin socius (“partaking, associated; partner, associate”).


compañero

es-noun

compañero m (plural compañeros, feminine compañera, feminine plural compañeras)

compañeros (plural)
compañera (feminine)
compañeras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Spanish compannero, from companna (“company, entourage”). Analyzable as compaña (“company”) + -ero. Compare Portuguese companheiro.

un grano no hace granero, pero ayuda al compañero


mamá

(Mexico) a term of affection for a woman


señorita

señorita f (plural señoritas, masculine señorito, masculine plural señoritos)

señoritas (plural)
señorito (masculine)
señoritos (masculine plural)


muchacho

muchacho m (plural muchachos, feminine muchacha, feminine plural muchachas)

muchachos (plural)
muchacha (feminine)
muchachas (feminine plural)

From older mochacho, from mozo + -acho. Cognate to Portuguese moçaço.


señora

señora f (plural señoras, masculine señor, masculine plural señores)

señoras (plural)
señor (masculine)
señores (masculine plural)

Ms; a title or form of address for a woman; formerly for a married, divorced, or widowed woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, depending on the region


señor

es-adj

señor (feminine señora, masculine plural señores, feminine plural señoras)

señora (feminine)
señores (masculine plural)
señoras (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Spanish sennor (“lord”), from Vulgar Latin *senjor (“master, elder, lord, nobleman”), from Latin seniōrem (“elder”), comparative form of senex (“old”). Doublet of sénior, borrowed from Latin.

inh

dar un señor golpe


chico

(Mexico) white-nosed coati (Nasua Narica)

Procyon lotor
Procyon lotor#Translingual


bebé

ux

Mira a este bebé insoportablemente lindito. ¡Míralo!
Look at this unbearably cute baby. Look at him!


tipo

es-adj

tipo (feminine tipa, masculine plural tipos, feminine plural tipas)

tipa (feminine)
tipos (masculine plural)
tipas (feminine plural)

From Latin typus (“figure; type”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to poke”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.

estar tipo

(El Salvador) dolled up, smartened up, dressed for a special occasion


mae

(Costa Rica, colloquial, used in the vocative) dude, you


aspirina

From the German trademark Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (“acetylated spiræic acid”).


profesor

es-noun

profesor m (plural profesores, feminine profesora, feminine plural profesoras)

profesores (plural)
profesora (feminine)
profesoras (feminine plural)

→ Bikol Central: propesor

→ Tagalog: propesor


güero

güero m (plural güeros, feminine güera, feminine plural güeras)

güeros (plural)
güera (feminine)
güeras (feminine plural)

Ultimately from huero (“empty”), from the phrase huevo huero (“an empty egg that was lost during incubation”). The phrase huevo huero became associated with a sick person, and from this association came the association with the color white.

¿Qué onda, güero?

Señorita Hernández / ¿por qué no me pelaste? / Señorita Hernández / por el güero me dejaste

2017, “Señorita Hernández”, in Limonada Rosa, performed by Señor Kino:

Señorita Hernández / why did you ignore me? / Señorita Hernández / you left me for this whitey

(Mexico) a person with light skin and/or blond hair


tirita

From Tiritas®, a brand of plasters, most likely from tira (“strip”) + -ita.

(Spain) band-aid, sticking plaster, Elastoplast


guiri

Borrowed from Basque giristino, the Basque adaptation of the Spanish cristino, the term for the liberal forces in the Spanish Carlist Wars, after the then Queen Cristina.

Las políticas de la vivienda, con carta blanca para la especulación y el gangsterismo inmobiliario, y la invasión guiri, como Daenerys a lomos de Drogon, son armas de destrucción masiva […]

2019 May 16, Àlex Montoya, “'City for Sale': alerta turista en Barcelona”, in El Mundo:

Housing politics, with a carte blanche for speculation, real estate gangsterism and the guiri invasion, like Daenerys riding the back of Drogon, are weapons of mass destruction […]

(Spain, colloquial, ethnic slur) A pale-skinned English or Germanic tourist.


imbécil

imbécil m or f by sense (plural imbéciles)

From Latin imbēcillus, from in- (“no”) + baculum (“walking stick, staff”), in the sense of “weak, vulnerable”.

(offensive) imbecile, moron, dimwit, nitwit, sucker, dolt, shithead, nincompoop


mayate

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mayātl.

(US, derogatory, ethnic slur, slang) black person


papi

(colloquial) daddy, baby (male friend or sexual partner)


güey

Nonstandard pronunciation-spelling variant of buey (literally “ox”) (see that entry for more); this form thus represents a deshifting of /bw/ back to /ɡw/. Compare nonstandard güeno from bueno (“good”), agüelo from abuelo (“grandfather”), güelvo from vuelvo (“to return”), where /bwe/ becomes /ɡwe/. A similar phenomenon occurs in the dialectal pronunciation of Lithuanian buvai as /ɡwuei/.

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(Rioplatense, Paraguay) Pronunciation spelling of buey.


campeón

campeón m (plural campeones, feminine campeona, feminine plural campeonas)

campeones (plural)
campeona (feminine)
campeonas (feminine plural)

→ Cebuano: kampyon

→ Tagalog: kampyon

Borrowed from Italian campione, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin campiō, campiōnem (“champion, fighter”), from Frankish *kampijō (or a Lombardic equivalent) from Proto-Germanic *kampijô, based on Latin campus (“level ground”).


mami

(Peru) a woman who runs a brothel; a madame


sudaca

An abbreviation of sudamericano (“South American”), influenced by the suffix -aco. It is sometimes seen in folk etymology as a blend of sudamericano and caca, although the precise origins are difficult to verify.

(Spain, ethnic slur, slang) a Hispanic American, more precisely a South American, especially one considered to have Amerindian features or a non-European accent; spic/spick, greaser/greaseball, beaner


mamacita

Que estás dura, mano arriba porque tú te ves bien / 'Tás dura, mamacita, te fuiste de nivel / Dura, mira como brilla tu piel

2018, “Dura”, performed by Daddy Yankee:

(Latin America, slang) babe, hottie (sexually attractive woman)


curita

(Latin America) band-aid (adhesive bandage), sticking plaster, Elastoplast


karcher

Genericized trademark, from the name of the German company Kärcher.

En España se pueden encontrar una variedad de ellos, pero lo último de la compañía es su propia 'karcher' a precio de chollo.

2022 February 19, “La 'karcher' de Lidl: una hidrolimpiadora superpotente por menos de 120 euros”, in Omicrono - El Español:

(colloquial, Mexico, Spain) pressure washer


gachupín

→ Tetelcingo Nahuatl: cachopi

Derived from Cachopín, a noble family from Laredo (present-day Cantabria). This name was popularised during the Spanish Golden Age as a stereotypically arrogant member of the petty nobility of the colonies in the West Indies.
Alternatively, influenced by a derogatory, diminuitive form of Portuguese cachopo (“a child”). Various other theories also exist as proposed etymologies for this term.
In Mexico, this term is most notable for its usage from the Cry of Dolores.

¡Mueran los gachupínes!

(Mexico, offensive, derogatory) Spaniard


futbolín

→ Catalan: futbolí

From the trademark Futbolín, from fútbol + -ín.


mrd

(text messaging, Internet slang) Censored spelling of mierda.


rocola

From Rock-Ola, an American manufacturer of jukeboxes.

(Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela) jukebox, nickelodeon


panchito

panchito m (plural panchitos, feminine panchita, feminine plural panchitas)

panchitos (plural)
panchita (feminine)
panchitas (feminine plural)

(Spain, ethnic slur, slang) a Hispanic person from the Americas; a spic/spick, a greaser/greaseball, a beaner


maicena

From American English Maizena, from maize, from Spanish maíz.


cotonete

(Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay) cotton swab


franchute

es-adj

franchute (feminine franchuta, masculine plural franchutes, feminine plural franchutas)

franchuta (feminine)
franchutes (masculine plural)
franchutas (feminine plural)

(colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur) French


franchute

es-noun

franchute m (plural franchutes, feminine franchuta, feminine plural franchutas)

franchutes (plural)
franchuta (feminine)
franchutas (feminine plural)

(colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur) a frog, Frenchy, baguette (a French person)


frijolero

frijolero m (plural frijoleros, feminine frijolera, feminine plural frijoleras)

frijoleros (plural)
frijolera (feminine)
frijoleras (feminine plural)

From frijol + -ero. The slur is a calque of English beaner.


wapo

es-adj

wapo (feminine wapa, masculine plural wapos, feminine plural wapas)

wapa (feminine)
wapos (masculine plural)
wapas (feminine plural)


vespino

es-noun

vespino m or f same meaning (plural vespinos)

vespino m or f same meaning (canonical)
vespinos (plural)

From vespa + -ino, originally a brand name.

(Spain) moped (a low-power motor scooter, typically 50 cc)


bótox

Olvídate de Courteney Cox (51 años), Emmanuelle Béart (52) o Meg Ryan (53), a las que el bótox ha convertido tristemente en muñecas peponas.

2015 September 16, “Estupendas a los 50, ¿cuál es su secreto?”, in El País:


aweonao

es-adj

aweonao (feminine aweoná, masculine plural aweonaos, feminine plural aweonás)

aweoná (feminine)
aweonaos (masculine plural)
aweonás (feminine plural)


brazuca

brazuca m or f (masculine and feminine plural brazucas)


brazuca

es-noun

brazuca m or f by sense (plural brazucas)


machupichu

machupichu m or f by sense (plural machupichus)

From Machu Picchu, an Incan city in Peru; itself made of Quechua machu (“old, ancient”) and Quechua pichu (“mountain, peak”).


bachiche

bachiche m or f by sense (plural bachiches)

(derogatory, ethnic slur, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador) wop (person of Italian descent)


moromierda

moromierda m or f by sense (plural moromierdas)

(Spain, offensive, derogatory, vulgar, slang, ethnic slur): pejorative word to designate a person of Maghreb or Arab origin


catalufo

catalufo m or f by sense (plural catalufos)

Blend of catalán (“a Catalan”) + Catalan castellufo (“a speaker of Spanish”). The second element, castellufo, is a Catalan word made of castellufa, a derogatory name for the inhabitants of Es Castell by the Spanish-speaking military; itself made of castellà (“a Spanish speaker”) and llufa (“a silent fart”).

af

(Spain, offensive, derogatory, vulgar, slang, ethnic slur) Catalan secessionist


lavandina

From the brand name Lavandina, likely derived from lavar.


agüelo

es-noun

agüelo m (plural agüelos, feminine agüela, feminine plural agüelas)

agüelos (plural)
agüela (feminine)
agüelas (feminine plural)


crayola

Genericized trademark of English Crayola. Compare Cebuano and Tagalog krayola.


bachicha

bachicha m or f by sense (plural bachichas)

(Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, derogatory, ethnic slur) Italina; wop (especially an Italian immigrant)


michelín

From the Michelin brand of tyres, because its mascot Bibendum has a lot of spare tyres (rolls of fat).

(colloquial, Spain, chiefly in the plural) spare tyre (UK), spare tire (North America), flab, roll of fat, love handle


típex

correction tape, Tippex (UK), whiteout (US), Twink (New Zealand)


webear

es-verb

webear (first-person singular present webeo, first-person singular preterite webeé, past participle webeado)

webeo (first-person present singular)
webeé (first-person preterite singular)
webeado (participle past)
webear (infinitive)
webeando (gerund)
webeado (masculine participle past singular)
webeada (feminine participle past singular)
webeados (masculine participle past plural)
webeadas (feminine participle past plural)
webeo (first-person indicative present singular)
webeas (indicative informal present second-person singular)
webeás (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
webea (indicative present singular third-person)
webeamos (first-person indicative plural present)
webeáis (indicative plural present second-person)
webean (indicative plural present third-person)
webeaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
webeabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
webeaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
webeábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
webeabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
webeaban (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
webeé (first-person indicative preterite singular)
webeaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
webeó (indicative preterite singular third-person)
webeamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
webeasteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
webearon (indicative plural preterite third-person)
webearé (first-person future indicative singular)
webearás (future indicative second-person singular)
webeará (future indicative singular third-person)
webearemos (first-person future indicative plural)
webearéis (future indicative plural second-person)
webearán (future indicative plural third-person)
webearía (conditional first-person indicative singular)
webearías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
webearía (conditional indicative singular third-person)
webearíamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
webearíais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
webearían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
webee (first-person present singular subjunctive)
webees (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
webeés (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
webee (present singular subjunctive third-person)
webeemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
webeéis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
webeen (plural present subjunctive third-person)
webeara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
webearas (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
webeara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
webeáramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
webearais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
webearan (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
webease (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
webeases (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
webease (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
webeásemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
webeaseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
webeasen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
webeare (first-person future singular subjunctive)
webeares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
webeare (future singular subjunctive third-person)
webeáremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
webeareis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
webearen (future plural subjunctive third-person)
webea (imperative informal second-person singular)
webeá (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
webee (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
webee (imperative singular third-person)
webeemos (first-person imperative plural)
webead (imperative plural second-person)
webeen (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
webeen (imperative plural third-person)
webees (imperative negative second-person singular)
webee (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
webee (imperative negative singular third-person)
webeemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
webeéis (imperative negative plural second-person)
webeen (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
webeen (imperative negative plural third-person)

(slang, eye dialect, Chile) Alternative form of huevear


telgopor

(Argentina) expanded polystyrene (EPS); styrofoam


pan bimbo

From pan (“bread”) and the Mexican genericized trademark Bimbo.


granaíno

es-noun

granaíno m (plural granaínos, feminine granaína, feminine plural granaínas)

granaínos (plural)
granaína (feminine)
granaínas (feminine plural)


túrmix

túrmix m or f same meaning (plural túrmix)

túrmix m or f same meaning (canonical)
túrmix (plural)


saltamuros

saltamuros m or f by sense (plural saltamuros)

Verb-object compound, composed of salta (“to jump”) + muros (“walls”), literally “wall jumper”. In reference to Mexican immigration to the United States.

es-verb-obj

(Internet slang, ethnic slur, derogatory) a Mexican person


minipimer

From mini- + Pimer, the Spanish manufacturer who introduced the device in 1959.

Piensen. ¿Cómo habríamos hecho la mayonesa o la papilla durante estos años sin la minipimer? Se puede, claro, pero hay que reconocerle a esta batidora manual producida por primera vez en 1959, por Industrias Pimer, un puesto de honor en el diseño industrial español.

2008 January 20, Catalina Serra, “Larga vida a la ‘minipimer’”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:


pndejo

es-noun

pndejo m (plural pndejos, feminine pndeja, feminine plural pndejas)

pndejos (plural)
pndeja (feminine)
pndejas (feminine plural)


resistol

Genericized trademark from Resistol, a Mexican adhesives manufacturer: the word is borrowed from English resist + all.


atafea

Traditionally believed to have been borrowed from Arabic الطَّفَّاحَة (aṭ-ṭaffāḥa) via Andalusian Arabic, but this is discredited by most modern etymologists, instead linking it to Moroccan Arabic تْفَايَة (tfāya), a kind of sweet sauce utilized in Moroccan cuisine.

bor+

الطَّفَّاحَة

(rare, obsolete) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: