atajo

Spanish atajo

atajo (plural atajos)

1. (Canada, US, historical) A train of mules or horses.
   • 1866, The Boy's Friend, volume 2, page 197:

     It could hardly be termed a cavalcade, as it consisted of an atajo of pack-mules, with some carretas drawn by oxen.

• IPA^(key): /aˈtaxo/ [aˈt̪a.xo]
• Rhymes: -axo
• Syllabification: a‧ta‧jo
• Homophone: hatajo

Deverbal from atajar.

atajo m (plural atajos)

1. a shortcut, cutoff (a path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths)

   Synonyms: (Aragon) alcorce, (Puerto Rico) atrecho

2. a shortcut (a method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps)

   Synonym: simplificación

3. (computing) a shortcut, keyboard shortcut, hotkey (a combination of keystrokes that provides easier access to a command or operation)

   Synonym: atajo de teclado

4. (derogatory) a bunch of (something bad), a load of

   Esos tipos son solo un atajo de delincuentes.

   Those guys are just a bunch of criminals.

atajo

1. first-person singular present indicative of atajar

• “atajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024