noun, masculine/deˈdaθo/plural: dedazos
an act in which a politician or public servant appoints their successor without first following a public and/or democratic selection process; typo, typographical error
Etymology tree Spanish dedo Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āceus Spanish -azo Spanish dedazo From dedo + -azo.