frenazo

Spanish

Etymology

From freno +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /fɾeˈnaθo/ [fɾeˈna.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /fɾeˈnaso/ [fɾeˈna.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: fre‧na‧zo

Noun

frenazo m (plural frenazos)

1. sudden or violent braking of a vehicle

   Hypernyms: frenada, frenado, frenaje

Related terms

• frenar

 

Further reading

• “frenazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28