petaca
Spanish, noun/peˈtaka/
petaca is spelled P-E-T-A-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 63,642nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Petaca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tobacco pouch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cesta o caja diseñada para cargarse a lomos de un animal o para viajar”.
What does petaca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetobacco pouch
- 2
femininehip flask (a container designed to hold small amounts of alcohol, especially spirits, for personal consumption on the go)
- 3
femininebodypack (a small box housing a transmitter and battery pack, used with a microphone)
- 4
Mexicofemininesuitcase
- 5
Mexicofemininebuttocks
- 6
femininewallet
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cesta o caja diseñada para cargarse a lomos de un animal o para viajar. 2. Pequeño estuche para tabaco, cosméticos o dinero. 3. Botella pequeña y plana para llevar licor. 4. Caja o recipiente, dotado de asas u otros medios de sujeción, empleada para transportar ropa y otros enseres durante un viaje.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of petaca
- petacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce petaca?
- /peˈtaka/
- [peˈt̪a.ka]
- [peˈt̪aka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to petaca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is petaca in Spanish?
petaca appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).