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noun, feminine

retahíla

/retaˈila/

noun, feminine/retaˈila/plural: retahílas

string, series

Estaba tan enojada que se me salió una retahíla de insultos.I was so angry I couldn't help but say a string of insults.

Synonyms: serie, sarta

Univerbation of recta + hila. Latin borrowings with -ct- in early modern Spanish were commonly pronounced with [t], e.g. doctor [doˈtoɾ].