tarabita

la tarabita
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. tongue
Iba a abrocharme el cinturón, cuando me di cuenta de que no tenía tarabita, se le había caído.I was going to fasten my belt, when I realized that it didn't have a tongue. It'd fallen off.
a. cable car
El río discurría entre dos paredes verticales de piedra y no había puente, así que tuvimos que usar una tarabita para cruzarlo.The river ran between two vertical stone walls and there was no bridge, so we had to use a cable car to cross it.
a. cable of the cable car
Fue un milagro que no cayéramos al vacío. La tarabita estaba a punto de romperse.It was a miracle that we didn't fall into the void. The cable of the cable car was about to break.
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