chatarra

/t͡ʃaˈtara/ · B2 · noun · f

bit

🔩🗑️ sounds like chat-ARR-ah: junk that clatters, chat chat chat on the scrap heap

Say chatarra with a rattling rhythm: cha-TA-rra, like loose metal bits clanking together. Linked to Basque txatar, meaning old junk or scrap, which is the root of the Spanish word.

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