gazapo
Spanish, noun/ɡaˈθapo/
gazapo is spelled G-A-Z-A-P-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 128,005th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gazapo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bunny, young rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cría del conejo”.
What does gazapo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebunny, young rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
noun
- 1
masculinemisprint, error
- 2
masculinegaffe, blooper, error
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cría del conejo. 2. Persona astuta que actúa con disimulo.
noun: 1. Error cometido por distracción. 2. Embuste, engaño.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gazapo
- gazapos plural
- gazapa feminine
- gazapas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gazapo?
- /ɡaˈθapo/
- [ɡaˈθa.po]
- /ɡaˈsapo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gazapo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gazapo in Spanish?
gazapo appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).