Masculine
zafacón
Meaning
wastebasket, trashcan, garbage can, waste container
Concepts
Synonyms
tacho de basura
contenedor de residuos
bote de la basura
tinaco de basura
latón de basura
pipote de basura
Translations
Hyphenated as
za‧fa‧cón
Pronounced as (IPA)
/θafaˈkon/
Etymology
In summary
Possibly from English Save a can, a WWII slogan accompanying the many recycling containers, but this origin is disputed with others citing an Arabic origin which better matches the spelling starting with z, rather than s.
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