zafacón

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from English WWII slogan "Save a can" accompanying the many recycling containers, but this origin is disputed with others citing an Arabic origin which better matches the spelling starting with z, rather than s.

Noun

zafacón m (plural zafacones)

  1. (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic) wastebasket

References

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

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