cascarrabias

Spanish

Etymology

cascar +‎ rabia

Noun

cascarrabias m or f (plural cascarrabias)

(colloquial) a curmudgeon, crank, grump, grouch

Adjective

cascarrabias (invariable)

(colloquial) cantankerous, crotchety, curmudgeonly, grumpy, grouchy, cranky, crabby

Further reading

“cascarrabias”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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