entrar a degüello

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /enˌtɾaɾ a deˈɡweʝo/ [ẽn̪ˌt̪ɾaɾ a ð̞eˈɣ̞we.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /enˌtɾaɾ a deˈɡweʎo/ [ẽn̪ˌt̪ɾaɾ a ð̞eˈɣ̞we.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /enˌtɾaɾ a deˈɡweʃo/ [ẽn̪ˌt̪ɾaɾ a ð̞eˈɣ̞we.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /enˌtɾaɾ a deˈɡweʒo/ [ẽn̪ˌt̪ɾaɾ a ð̞eˈɣ̞we.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: en‧trar a de‧güe‧llo

Verb

entrar a degüello (first-person singular present entro a degüello, first-person singular preterite entré a degüello, past participle entrado a degüello)

  1. (military) to raid with no quarter; to take no prisoners

Further reading

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