Etymology

corralito

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Today it means: The economic measures taken in Argentina at the end of 2001 by Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo in order to stop a bank run. Full definition →

Spanish corralito
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcorralito
  2. English todaycorralito

From Spanish corralito (literally “playpen”).

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