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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˈtiʝo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ɡaˈtiʎo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˈtiʃo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˈtiʒo/
- Syllabification: ga‧ti‧llo
Etymology 1
From gato (“cat”) + -illo.
Noun
gatillo m (plural gatillos)
- trigger (of a gun)
2020 October 30, “‘Doralzuela’, la sede del antichavismo que cierra filas con Trump en Miami”, in El País:“Trump también quería intervenir, pero los opositores venezolanos lo frenaron, no les interesaba. Él ya tenía el dedo en el gatillo”, añade, orgulloso del candidato, Solórzano.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 2
Verb
gatillo
- first-person singular present indicative of gatillar
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