dedazo

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Dedazo

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From dedo +‎ -azo.

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

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. a typo, typographical error.

• dedocracia

• “dedazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28