gazapo

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaˈθapo/ [ɡaˈθa.po] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ɡaˈsapo/ [ɡaˈsa.po] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -apo Syllabification: ga‧za‧po === Etymology 1 === Unknown, possibly from Paleo-Hispanic. May be derived from Vulgar Latin *captiāre (“hunt”) with a local pre-Roman *-apo diminutive suffix. Cognate with Portuguese caçapo and Catalan catxap. ==== Noun ==== gazapo m (plural gazapos, feminine gazapa, feminine plural gazapas) bunny, young rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from gazapatón. ==== Noun ==== gazapo m (plural gazapos) misprint, error gaffe, blooper, error === References === === Further reading === “gazapo”, 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