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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)
- (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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