cañonazo

Spanish

Etymology

From cañón +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaɲoˈnaθo/ [ka.ɲoˈna.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaɲoˈnaso/ [ka.ɲoˈna.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: ca‧ño‧na‧zo

Noun

cañonazo m (plural cañonazos)

1. cannon shot
2. (soccer) powerful shot

   Synonyms: trallazo, trallón

Derived terms

• ni a cañonazos

Related terms

• cañón

Further reading

• “cañonazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10