bombazo

See also: bombázó

Spanish

Etymology

From bomba +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /bomˈbaθo/ [bõmˈba.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bomˈbaso/ [bõmˈba.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: bom‧ba‧zo

Noun

bombazo m (plural bombazos)

1. (high-explosive bomb) blockbuster
2. explosion from a bomb
3. (colloquial) bombshell, bomb (something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational)

   bombazo informativo ― news bombshell

Further reading

• “bombazo”, 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