braguetazo

Spanish

Etymology

From bragueta +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /bɾaɡeˈtaθo/ [bɾa.ɣ̞eˈt̪a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /bɾaɡeˈtaso/ [bɾa.ɣ̞eˈt̪a.so]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: bra‧gue‧ta‧zo

Noun

braguetazo m (plural braguetazos)

1. (colloquial) a marriage between a poor man and a rich woman
2. (colloquial, in the idiom dar el/un braguetazo) to marry money

See also

• cazafortunas
• partidazo
• pelotazo

Further reading

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