espaldarazo

Spanish

Etymology

From espaldar +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /espaldaˈɾaθo/ [es.pal̪.d̪aˈɾa.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /espaldaˈɾaso/ [es.pal̪.d̪aˈɾa.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: es‧pal‧da‧ra‧zo

Noun

espaldarazo m (plural espaldarazos)

1. accolade
2. backing, support

Further reading

• “espaldarazo”, 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