quemarropa

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of quema (“to burn”) +‎ ropa (“clothing”).

Noun

quemarropa

1. Only used in a quemarropa

Further reading

• “quemarropa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10