petaca

Spanish

A tabacco pouch

A hip flask (#2)

A suitcase

Human buttocks

A bodypack

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl petlācalli (“woven wicker hamper”), from petlatl (“woven mat”) + ācalli (“boat”), from ātl (“water”) + calli (“house, structure”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peˈtaka/ [peˈt̪a.ka]
Rhymes: -aka
Syllabification: pe‧ta‧ca

Noun

petaca f (plural petacas)

tobacco pouch
hip flask (a container designed to hold small amounts of alcohol, especially spirits, for personal consumption on the go)
(Mexico) suitcase
Synonym: maleta
(Mexico, in the plural) buttocks
bodypack (a small box housing a transmitter and battery pack, used with a microphone)
- 2014 May 19, “AUM: Colocando la petaca”, in Antena 3‎:
  Carlos Sobera ha ejercido de técnico de sonido cuando ha tenido que colocar a nuestro concursante la petaca del micrófono en su sitio
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 2009 December 11, “La «lamentable» borrachera de Siscu en Gran Hermano”, in Diario Vasco‎:
  El alcohol hizo mella en el concursante que reaccionó lanzando vasos al suelo, rompiendo su petaca y molestando a Pilarita que trataba de dormir.
  (please add an English translation of this quote)

Related terms

petate