chingazo

Spanish

Etymology

From chinga +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃinˈɡaθo/ [t͡ʃĩŋˈɡa.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /t͡ʃinˈɡaso/ [t͡ʃĩŋˈɡa.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: chin‧ga‧zo

Noun

chingazo m (plural chingazos)

1. (colloquial, Mexico) punch

   Synonym: puñetazo

Further reading

• “chingazo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010