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gazuzo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From gazuza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ɡaˈθuθo/ [ɡaˈθu.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ɡaˈsuso/ [ɡaˈsu.so]
  • Rhymes: -uθo
  • Rhymes: -uso
  • Syllabification: ga‧zu‧zo

Adjective

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gazuzo (feminine gazuza, masculine plural gazuzos, feminine plural gazuzas)

  1. (colloquial) bloodsucking; leeching; scrounging; freeloading
  2. (colloquial) astute; shrewd; cunning
  3. (colloquial) thievish

Noun

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gazuzo m (plural gazuzos, feminine gazuza, feminine plural gazuzas)

  1. (colloquial) bloodsucker; leech; scrounger; freeloader
  2. (colloquial) an astute, shrewd, cunning person
  3. (colloquial) thief

Further reading

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  • “gazuzo” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010
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