arranca cebolla

Spanish

Alternative forms

• arranca cebollas

Etymology

Literally, “pull out the onion”

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˌranka θeˈboʝa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka θeˈβ̞o.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /aˌranka θeˈboʝa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka θeˈβ̞o.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /aˌranka θeˈboʎa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka θeˈβ̞o.ʎa]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˌranka seˈboʝa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka seˈβ̞o.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /aˌranka seˈboʝa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka seˈβ̞o.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /aˌranka seˈboʎa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka seˈβ̞o.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aˌranka seˈboʃa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka seˈβ̞o.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aˌranka seˈboʒa/ [aˌrãŋ.ka seˈβ̞o.ʒa]

• Syllabification: a‧rran‧ca ce‧bo‧lla

Noun

arranca cebolla m (uncountable)

1. (playground games) a children's game where participants form a queue and grasp the person in front of each one from the hips, all attempting to pull the first person of the queue called the "onion", who is grasping a solid structure, often a tree or a pole.