billetazo

Spanish

Etymology

From billete +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biʝeˈtaθo/ [bi.ʝeˈt̪a.θo] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /biʎeˈtaθo/ [bi.ʎeˈt̪a.θo] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /biʝeˈtaso/ [bi.ʝeˈt̪a.so] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /biʎeˈtaso/ [bi.ʎeˈt̪a.so] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /biʃeˈtaso/ [bi.ʃeˈt̪a.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /biʒeˈtaso/ [bi.ʒeˈt̪a.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -aθo (Spain)
Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: bi‧lle‧ta‧zo

Noun

billetazo m (plural billetazos)

augmentative of billete; big boy (big banknote)
spending a lot of money