braguetazo

Spanish

Etymology

From bragueta +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /bɾaɡeˈtaθo/ [bɾa.ɣ̞eˈt̪a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bɾaɡeˈtaso/ [bɾa.ɣ̞eˈt̪a.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28