decretazo
Spanish
Etymology
From decreto (“decree”) + -azo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dekɾeˈtaθo/ [d̪e.kɾeˈt̪a.θo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /dekɾeˈtaso/ [d̪e.kɾeˈt̪a.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθo (Spain)
- Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: de‧cre‧ta‧zo
Noun
decretazo m (plural decretazos)
- decree that implies a drastic and sudden reform in aspects of great social, economic and political repercussion
Further reading
- “decretazo”, 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
- “decretazo” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.