braguetazo

From bragueta +‎ -azo.

• IPA^(key): /bɾaɡeˈtaθo/ [bɾa.ɣ̞eˈt̪a.θo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /bɾaɡeˈtaso/ [bɾa.ɣ̞eˈt̪a.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: bra‧gue‧ta‧zo

braguetazo m (plural braguetazos)

1. (colloquial) a marriage between a poor man and a rich woman
2. (colloquial, in the idiom dar el/un braguetazo) to marry money

• cazafortunas
• partidazo
• pelotazo

• “braguetazo”, 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