porra

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • club, baton, truncheon, night stick a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer
  • thick type of churro
  • (colloquial) sweepstake (about an event, e.g. a football match)

Etymology

Derived from Latin porrum (leek).

Origin

Latin

porrum

Gloss

leek

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