escopetazo

Spanish

Etymology

From escopeta +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /eskopeˈtaθo/ [es.ko.peˈt̪a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /eskopeˈtaso/ [es.ko.peˈt̪a.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: es‧co‧pe‧ta‧zo

Noun

escopetazo m (plural escopetazos)

1. gunshot

   Synonyms: disparo, tiro

Further reading

• “escopetazo”, 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