This is the 8914th most frequent Spanish word.
trabuco
A "trabuco" is a type of firearm (blunderbuss) or a medieval siege weapon (trebuchet).
The word 'trabuco' here refers to a historical siege weapon, namely a trebuchet.
El trabuco era utilizado como arma por los ejércitos medievales.
The trebuchet was used as a weapon by medieval armies.
In this sentence, 'trabuco' denotes a type of old firearm, specifically a blunderbuss.
En el pueblo, se organizó un concurso para disparar con un trabuco antiguo.
In the village, a contest was organized to shoot with an antique blunderbuss.
Here, 'trabuco' metaphorically refers to a heavy tool like a sledgehammer.