garrotazo

Spanish

Etymology

From garrote +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ɡaroˈtaθo/ [ɡa.roˈt̪a.θo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ɡaroˈtaso/ [ɡa.roˈt̪a.so]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
Syllabification: ga‧rro‧ta‧zo

Noun

garrotazo m (plural garrotazos)

hit with a stick
(colloquial, Latin America) rip-off/ripoff, overcharge (an unfair or exorbitant price or rate)

Further reading

“garrotazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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