viruta
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈɾuta/ [biˈɾu.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -uta
- Syllabification: vi‧ru‧ta
Noun
viruta f (plural virutas)
- (colloquial) dosh; cash; dough (money)
- woodshavings
Descendants
- → Paraguayan Guarani: viru
Further reading
- “viruta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025