estropajo

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from estopa (“tow, oakum”), from Latin stuppa (“tow, coarse flax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /estɾoˈpaxo/ [es.t̪ɾoˈpa.xo]
• Rhymes: -axo
• Syllabification: es‧tro‧pa‧jo

Noun

estropajo m (plural estropajos)

1. scourer, scrubbing brush

   Synonym: zacate

   • 2012 June 9, Manuel Vicent, “Nunca digas”, in El País‎^[1], Madrid, →ISSN:

     Después de hablar de forma tan idiota, límpiate la lengua con un estropajo, como hacía de niño tu madre.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. loofah
3. mop

   Synonyms: fregona, lampazo, mopa

4. dishcloth

   Synonyms: paño de cocina, repasador

See also

• estropajo on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

• “estropajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16