traganíquel

Verb-object compound, composed of traga (“to swallow”) +‎ níquel (“nickle”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɾaɡaˈnikel/ [ˌt̪ɾa.ɣ̞aˈni.kel]
• Rhymes: -ikel
• Syllabification: tra‧ga‧ní‧quel

traganíquel m (plural traganíqueles)

1. (Cuba) jukebox

• “traganíquel”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• “traganíquel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024