"chatarra" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃaˈtara/, [t͡ʃaˈt̪a.ra] Forms: chatarras [plural]
Rhymes: -ara Etymology: Borrowed from Basque txatarra (“something old”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|eu|txatarra|gloss=something old}} Borrowed from Basque txatarra (“something old”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} chatarra f (plural chatarras)
  1. scrap (metal) Tags: feminine Synonyms: ferralla
    Sense id: en-chatarra-es-noun-P0f7e8cm
  2. (Spain, colloquial) junk Tags: Spain, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: basura
    Sense id: en-chatarra-es-noun-74daFwWl Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 51 47
  3. (Spain, colloquial) small change; shrapnel Tags: Spain, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: calderilla
    Sense id: en-chatarra-es-noun-hZC~vE6V Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 51 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: achatarrar, chatarrero, comida chatarra

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "comida chatarra"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    "cha‧ta‧rra"
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      "parts": [
        "cha‧ta‧rra"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "scrap (metal)"
      ],
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          "scrap",
          "scrap"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ferralla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Spain, colloquial) junk"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "basura"
        }
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        ]
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        "(Spain, colloquial) small change; shrapnel"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "calderilla"
        }
      ],
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        "Spain",
        "colloquial",
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      "ipa": "/t͡ʃaˈtara/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[t͡ʃaˈt̪a.ra]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ara"
    }
  ],
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    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms borrowed from Basque",
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    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "achatarrar"
    },
    {
      "word": "chatarrero"
    },
    {
      "word": "comida chatarra"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chatarras",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "chatarra f (plural chatarras)",
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  ],
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    "cha‧ta‧rra"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "cha‧ta‧rra"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "scrap (metal)"
      ],
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        [
          "scrap",
          "scrap"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ferralla"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "Peninsular Spanish",
        "Spanish colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "junk"
      ],
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          "junk",
          "junk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Spain, colloquial) junk"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "basura"
        }
      ],
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        "Spain",
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Peninsular Spanish",
        "Spanish colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small change; shrapnel"
      ],
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          "small change",
          "small change"
        ],
        [
          "shrapnel",
          "shrapnel"
        ]
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        "(Spain, colloquial) small change; shrapnel"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "calderilla"
        }
      ],
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        "Spain",
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃaˈtara/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃaˈt̪a.ra]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ara"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chatarra"
}

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