a quemarropa
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From quema (“it burns”) + ropa (“clothes”).
Adverb[edit]
- a shot preformed at a distance such that the deflagration of the bullet's powder can leave a burnt mark on the victim's clothes
- point-blank
- Synonym: a bocajarro
- directly
Usage notes[edit]
- Quemarropa seems to have no use independent of this phrase.
Further reading[edit]
- “a quemarropa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014