garrotazo
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaroˈtaθo/ [ɡa.roˈt̪a.θo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ɡaroˈtaso/ [ɡa.roˈt̪a.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθo (Spain)
- Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: ga‧rro‧ta‧zo
Noun
garrotazo m (plural garrotazos)
- hit with a stick
- (colloquial, Latin America) rip-off/ripoff, overcharge (an unfair or exorbitant price or rate)
Further reading
- “garrotazo”, 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