arrastrados

Arrastrados is the plural masculine form of arrastrado, the past participle of the Spanish verb arrastrar, which means to pull or drag something along a surface. Beyond the physical sense, arrastrar can also be used figuratively to describe moving or drawing something out, prolonging a process, or a situation that is carried along by external forces. Thus, arrastrados can refer to objects that have been dragged or to people who are perceived as being pulled along by circumstances or coercion.

Grammatically, arrastrado agrees in gender and number with the noun it describes. The masculine plural is arrastrados, the feminine plural is arrastradas, the masculine singular arrastrado, and the feminine singular arrastrada. In standard usage the term is primarily an adjective, but in informal speech arrastrados can occasionally function as a loose noun referring to a group of people associated with being dragged or coerced, though this noun use is less common.

In cultural and media contexts, arrastrados may appear as a title or thematic element in Spanish-language works, including literature, film, or music. Such uses typically play on the dual sense of dragging—either physical or metaphorical—within a narrative or artistic concept. The exact meaning tends to depend on the specific work and its context.

See also: arrastrar, dragging, figurative uses of drag.