noun, masculine/ˈsimpa/plural: sinpas
the act of not paying for something, especially in a restaurant; to dine and dash
“Hicimos un sinpa.” — We left without paying.
Related: hacer un sinpa
Etymology tree Spanish sin Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs Proto-Italic *pāks Latin pāx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin pācō Old Spanish pagar Spanish pagar Spanish sinpa From sin (“without”) + pagar (“pay”).