degollina

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /deɡoˈʝina/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʝi.na] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /deɡoˈʎina/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʎi.na] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /deɡoˈʃina/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʃi.na] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /deɡoˈʒina/ [d̪e.ɣ̞oˈʒi.na] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: de‧go‧lli‧na

Noun

degollina f (plural degollinas)

  1. bloodshed, slaughter
  2. havoc
    • 2015 July 27, “‘El share y la separata’ (1): ‘Cuanto peor, mejor’”, in El País‎[1]:
      Esa es mi ilusión, tener un despacho propio, recibir proyectos, analizarlos, darles degollina, sugerir cambios obligatorios y hacer informes, señalando que a un proyecto de faltan puntos de giro o que adolece de tensión dramática.
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  3. mass fail in an exam

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