rastacouère

noun

ras·​ta·​couère
variants or rastaquouère
¦rastə¦kwe(ə)r
plural rastacouères or rastaquouères
-(z)
: a foreign parvenu

Word History

Etymology

French, from American Spanish arrastracuero, from Spanish arrastra he drags (3d singular present indicative of arrastrar to drag) + cuero skin, hide, from Latin corium

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“Rastacouère.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rastacou%C3%A8re. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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