garrotazo

Spanish

Etymology

garrote +‎ -azo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ɡaroˈtaθo/ [ɡa.roˈt̪a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ɡaroˈtaso/ [ɡa.roˈt̪a.so]

Noun

garrotazo m (plural garrotazos)

1. hit with a stick
2. (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