trastienda
Spanish, noun/tɾasˈtjenda/
trastienda is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “backroom (room located in the rear of a shop)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Aposento o habitación que se encuentra en la parte posterior de una tienda”.
What does trastienda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebackroom (room located in the rear of a shop)
- 2
colloquialfemininethoughtful and warned caution in the way of proceeding or in the management of things
- 3
Mexicofemininebuttocks
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aposento o habitación que se encuentra en la parte posterior de una tienda. 2. Cautela sagaz y reflexiva en el modo de proceder o actuar. 3. Término utilizado para denominar las nalgas.
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 trastienda
- trastiendas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trastienda?
- /tɾasˈtjenda/
- [t̪ɾasˈt̪jẽn̪.d̪a]
- [t̪ɾasˈt̪jẽn̪d̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is trastienda in Spanish?
trastienda appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).