gatillo

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See also: gatilló

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaˈtiʝo/ [ɡaˈt̪i.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ɡaˈtiʎo/ [ɡaˈt̪i.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaˈtiʃo/ [ɡaˈt̪i.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaˈtiʒo/ [ɡaˈt̪i.ʒo]

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  • Syllabification: ga‧ti‧llo

Etymology 1

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From gato (cat) +‎ -illo.

Noun

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gatillo m (plural gatillos)

  1. trigger (of a gun)
    • 2020 October 30, “‘Doralzuela’, la sede del antichavismo que cierra filas con Trump en Miami”, in El País[1]:
      “Trump también quería intervenir, pero los opositores venezolanos lo frenaron, no les interesaba. Él ya tenía el dedo en el gatillo”, añade, orgulloso del candidato, Solórzano.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Portuguese: gatilho
  • Tagalog: gatilyo

Etymology 2

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Verb

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gatillo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gatillar

Further reading

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