perroflauta

Spanish

Etymology

From perro (dog) + flauta (flute), describing street performers who play the flute and are accompanied by dogs.[1] First seen in 2005.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peroˈflauta/ [pe.roˈflau̯.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -auta
  • Syllabification: pe‧rro‧flau‧ta

Noun

perroflauta m or f by sense (plural perroflautas)

  1. (derogatory, Spain) left-wing anticapitalist, left-wing antisystem, left-wing anarchist, crusty, punk, hippie
    • 2019 April 3, Sergio C. Fanjul, “Oda al perroflauta”, in El País:
      Con el tiempo se ha llegado a identificar el término perroflauta con los que fueron partidarios del 15M, acampados en la Puerta del Sol, o lo son del morado podemita, pero no hay color: unos son universitarios, obreros o clase media (sea eso lo que sea); el perroflauta, en cambio, va más allá, es extraparlamentario y ultravioleta, errabundo y pendenciero
      Over time, the term "perroflauta" has been linked to supporters of the 15-M Movement camped in the Puerta del Sol, or to Podemos, but that isn't accurate: some are university students, workers or members of the middle class (whatever that is); the "perroflauta", in contrast, goes even further than that, being extraparliamentary and ultraviolet [staunchly supporting Podemos], nomadic, quarrelsome []
  2. (derogatory, Spain) a scruffy-looking busker

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: quissoflauta (calque)

References

  1. perroflauta” in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2020.
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