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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "rrah" + "pahs" (as in "park") + "TROH" (as in "troll") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

Badly dressed, disheveled, and clearly not caring about their appearance. Zarrapastroso is a vivid word in Spain and Latin America for someone walking around in ragged, dirty, or completely mismatched clothes without a care.

Examples

Llegó todo zarrapastroso a la reunión de trabajo.

He showed up completely disheveled to the work meeting.

Don't go around looking like a ragamuffin, change those torn clothes.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Malafacha

A beloved Salvadoran street food: a French bread roll stuffed with chicharrón (fried pork) and loroco (a local edible flower with a distinctive earthy flavor). One of the most iconic snacks you'll find at markets and roadside stalls across El Salvador.