codazo

Spanish

Etymology

From codo +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /koˈdaθo/ [koˈð̞a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /koˈdaso/ [koˈð̞a.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: co‧da‧zo

Noun

codazo m (plural codazos)

1. elbow (a hit with the elbow)

   darle un codazo a alguien ― to nudge somebody

Further reading

• “codazo”, 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