chivatazo

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Spanish

Etymology

From chivato +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃibaˈtaθo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /t͡ʃibaˈtaso/
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: chi‧va‧ta‧zo

Noun

chivatazo m (plural chivatazos)

  1. (colloquial) tip-off
    Synonym: soplo
    • 2015 July 18, “A los paparazis les crece la competencia”, in El País:
      Está ahí porque el día anterior recibió un chivatazo desde un restaurante: se estaba fraguando una nueva pareja sorpresa.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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