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  • Máquina de juegos de azar que funciona introduciendo monedas // Similar meaning: slot machine (English)

    October 21, 2007

  • from "tragar", to swallow, and "perra", a coin.

    The RAE dictionary tells us:

    perra chica.

    1. f. coloq. Moneda española de cobre o aluminio que valía cinco céntimos de peseta.

    perra gorda, o perra grande.

    1. f. coloq. Moneda española de cobre o aluminio que valía diez céntimos de peseta.

    April 15, 2009