gazapo

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ɡaˈθapo/ [ɡaˈθa.po]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ɡaˈsapo/ [ɡaˈsa.po]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -apo
  • Syllabification: ga‧za‧po

Etymology 1

Unknown. Compare Portuguese caçapo, Catalan catxap; these all may be from a substrate language of Iberia, possibly from a theoretical Vulgar Latin *catiappus

Noun

gazapo m (plural gazapos, feminine gazapa, feminine plural gazapas)

  1. bunny, young rabbit
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from gazapatón.

Noun

gazapo m (plural gazapos)

  1. misprint, error
  2. gaffe, blooper, error

Further reading
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