sablazo

Spanish

Etymology

From sable (“sabre/saber”) +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈblaθo/ [saˈβ̞la.θo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /saˈblaso/ [saˈβ̞la.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: sa‧bla‧zo

Noun

sablazo m (plural sablazos)

1. slash or thrust with a sword
   • 2015 November 20, “Y el píxel se hizo carne... Jedi”, in El País‎:

     De tomar por un instante el control de Darth Vader o Luke Skywalker y repartir sablazos a diestro y siniestro.

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2. sword wound
3. (colloquial, Spain) rip-off/ripoff, overcharge (an unfair or exorbitant price or rate)

   Synonym: garrotazo

   • 2019 May 20, “Primer sablazo de la temporada en Ibiza: 29 euros por un cubata”, in Preferente‎:
4. (colloquial) scrounging for money

Further reading

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