dedazo

Spanish

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Etymology

From dedo +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈdaθo/ [d̪eˈð̞a.θo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /deˈdaso/ [d̪eˈð̞a.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: de‧da‧zo

Noun

dedazo m (plural dedazos)

1. (Honduras, Mexico, politics, slang) an act in which a politician or public servant appoints their successor without first following a public and/or democratic selection process
2. typo, typographical error

See also

• dedocracia

Further reading

• “dedazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025