Is Igualalo a proper Spanish word?

Question

Wal-Mart has a new TV-Ad in which the clerks say match it when a clients tells the cashier that another Retail Store has a lower price, well Wal-Mart is running the same AD in Spanish but they are using the Igualalo to mean match it. I have argue with some friends, that Igualalo is not correct, I would love to get some feedback from all of you.

Thanks.

Adolfo

Answer 1

Igualar = to make equal / match. So the phrase Iguálalo would be an imperative form of the verb, meaning it'd be "match it".

I agree! Please notice that RommpinCrab is using the accents correctly! - lazarus1907, Jun 23, 2011

Answer 2

Hey Adolfo,

Well, igualar means "to equal", so "igualalo" would mean "match it".

Does this mean you have to buy your friends unas cervezas?

¡Lo siento!

J

I know someone will point out I left out the accent over the first "a" in "igualalo", so preemptively, "Lo siento!" - Jeremias, Jun 23, 2011

Answer 3

Hasn't this question been asked before?

previous thread

Hey G, the "la" is just part of the verb, not an 'IOP"? No? - Jeremias, Jun 23, 2011

I totally confused myself. I caught it. Thanks. - 0074b507, Jun 23, 2011