corralito

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish corralito (literally “playpen”). === Noun === corralito (uncountable) The economic measures taken in Argentina at the end of 2001 by Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo in order to stop a bank run. == Spanish == === Etymology === From corral +‎ -ito. In the economics sense coined by Argentine journalist and commercial pilot Antonio Laje in reference to the fact that money is locked in banks and can't escape, just like children are locked up in the playpen when the Argentine government prohibited withdrawing money from bank accounts for a year between 2001 and 2002. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koraˈlito/ [ko.raˈli.t̪o] Rhymes: -ito Syllabification: co‧rra‧li‧to === Noun === corralito m (plural corralitos) diminutive of corral playpen Synonym: parque de bebés (Argentina, colloquial) corralito (economic measures taken in Argentina) ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “corralito”, 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