espolazo

Spanish

Etymology

From espuela +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /espoˈlaθo/ [es.poˈla.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /espoˈlaso/ [es.poˈla.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: es‧po‧la‧zo

Noun

espolazo m (plural espolazos)

1. prick from a spur (for horses)

   Synonym: espolada

Further reading

• “espolazo”, 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