padrazo

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Spanish

Etymology

From padre +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /paˈdɾaθo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /paˈdɾaso/
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: pa‧dra‧zo

Noun

padrazo m (plural padrazos)

  1. great father
    • 2015 July 7, “Bill Cosby confesó que compró drogas para dárselas a mujeres”, in El País:
      Su efecto se dejará notar especialmente entre los defensores de Cosby, entre los que existía ese sentimiento de que el actor, quien a lo largo de su carrera ha alimentado la imagen de padrazo y benefactor, no era capaz de hacer algo así.
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