tirapiedras
Spanish, noun[t̪iɾaˈpjeð̞ɾas]
tirapiedras is spelled T-I-R-A-P-I-E-D-R-A-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written Spanish, the 178,154th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tirapiedras is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “slingshot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Resortera”.
What does tirapiedras mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslingshot
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Resortera.
noun: 1. Persona que se dedica a denostar constantemente a sus pares o competidores, sin reparar en sus propios pecados. 2. Estudiante de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Puerto Rico.
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.
How do you pronounce tirapiedras?
- [t̪iɾaˈpjeð̞ɾas]
- [t̪iɾapiˈeð̞ɾas]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tirapiedras in Spanish?
tirapiedras appears about once in every 24 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).