bastonazo

Spanish

Etymology

From bastón +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /bastoˈnaθo/ [bas.t̪oˈna.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bastoˈnaso/ [bas.t̪oˈna.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: bas‧to‧na‧zo

Noun

bastonazo m (plural bastonazos)

1. a hit with a walking stick or staff

Further reading

• “bastonazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28