trago

/ˈtɾaɡo/ · A2 · noun · m

gulp

🥃 trago: from tragar, to swallow. A trago is one swallow, then a drink

Tragar means to swallow, so a trago is literally one swallow: a gulp or sip. From there it came to mean a drink, usually alcoholic. A hard thing to swallow is also a trago: un mal trago is a rough patch.

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