talacha

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈlat͡ʃa/ [t̪aˈla.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: ta‧la‧cha

Noun

talacha f (plural talachas)

1. (Mexico) repetitive and tedious work
2. (Mexico) mattock
   • 2015 August 3, “Cobros ilegales florecen tras las rejas”, in Prensa Libre‎^[1]:

     2 millones del pago de talacha por parte de mil 229 presos.

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Further reading

• “talacha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10