What does «siquitraque» mean in Spanish?
- Paper roll with gunpowder and tied in several folds, each of which results in a detonation when the fuse at the ends is lit.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Spain - Mexico - Puerto Rico - Repeated and disordered knocking noise.
- That he moves a lot, that he doesn't stop.
- Common name for the herb Ruellia tuberosa, it is a weed that grows in humid soils, common throughout the Caribbean, although it is present throughout the Americas and also introduced in Asia. Used in alternative medicine.
- (estallar / explotar / reventar como un siquitraque) Having eaten too much, being extremely angry or similar senses.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Spain
Examples of use in Spanish: "cuando me ofenden exploto como siquitraque".
"le estallará el corazón como un siquitraque".