tijeretazo

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Spanish

Etymology

From tijereta (diminutive of tijera) +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /tixeɾeˈtaθo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tixeɾeˈtaso/
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: ti‧je‧re‧ta‧zo

Noun

tijeretazo m (plural tijeretazos)

  1. snip
  2. (economics) cut, cutback
    • 2015 September 22, “Societat Civil Catalana calcula un recorte del 16,9% en las pensiones”, in El País:
      El resto del tijeretazo, hasta el máximo del 16,9%, llegaría de la mano de la pérdida de los complementos a mínimos que paga el Estado, además de la financiación de las pensiones y otras prestaciones no contributivas.
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