alfilerazo

Spanish

Etymology

From alfiler +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alfileˈɾaθo/ [al.fi.leˈɾa.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /alfileˈɾaso/ [al.fi.leˈɾa.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: al‧fi‧le‧ra‧zo

Noun

alfilerazo m (plural alfilerazos)

1. a prick with a pin

Further reading

• “alfilerazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28