jefazo

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Spanish

Etymology

From jefe +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /xeˈfaθo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xeˈfaso/
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: je‧fa‧zo

Noun

jefazo m (plural jefazos, feminine jefaza, feminine plural jefazas)

  1. big shot (person with a reputation of importance)
    • 2015 August 1, “Este es el hombre más en forma del mundo”, in El País:
      Dave Castro, un de los jefazos de la empresa Crossfit, es el responsable de diseñar y anunciar horas antes de que empiecen las pruebas de competición en qué van a consistir los ejercicios para alzarse con el título.
      Dave Castro, one of the top dogs of Crossfit, is responsible for designing and announcing hours before the competitions what the exercises to obtain the title will be.

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