a quemarropa
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom quema (“it burns”) + ropa (“clothes”). Compare Portuguese à queima-roupa.
Adverb
edit- 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