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tobogán

slide

noun toh-boh-GAHN Rare
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Origin: From Canadian French toboggan, from an Algonquian language.

Also means

toboggan

Usage Note

Tobogán refers primarily to a playground slide in everyday Spanish (el tobogán del parque, the playground slide), but also to a toboggan or sled run in a winter sports context. In some Latin American countries resbaladilla or resbalín are preferred for the playground slide. It drops the written accent in the plural: toboganes.

Examples

"Los niños bajaron por el tobogán."

Natural Translation

The children went down the slide.

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