sablazo

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Spanish

Etymology

From sable (sabre) +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /saˈblaθo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saˈblaso/
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: sa‧bla‧zo

Noun

sablazo m (plural sablazos)

  1. slash or thrust with a sword
    • 2015 November 20, “Y el píxel se hizo carne... Jedi”, in El País:
      De tomar por un instante el control de Darth Vader o Luke Skywalker y repartir sablazos a diestro y siniestro.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. sword wound
  3. (colloquial, Spain) rip-off/ripoff, overcharge (an unfair or exorbitant price or rate)
    Synonym: garrotazo
    • 2019 May 20, “Primer sablazo de la temporada en Ibiza: 29 euros por un cubata”, in Preferente:
  4. (colloquial) scrounging for money

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