estacazo

Spanish

Etymology

From estaca +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /estaˈkaθo/ [es.t̪aˈka.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /estaˈkaso/ [es.t̪aˈka.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: es‧ta‧ca‧zo

Noun

estacazo m (plural estacazos)

1. hit with a stake
2. tough blow

Further reading

• “estacazo”, 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