a quemarropa

Spanish

Etymology

From quema (“it burns”) +‎ ropa (“clothes”).

Adverb

a quemarropa

1. 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
2. point-blank

   Synonym: a bocajarro

3. directly

Usage notes

• Quemarropa seems to have no use independent of this phrase.

Further reading

• “a quemarropa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014