golpiza

Spanish

Etymology

From golpe (“stick”) +‎ -iza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ɡolˈpiθa/ [ɡolˈpi.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ɡolˈpisa/ [ɡolˈpi.sa]
• Rhymes: -iθa
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: gol‧pi‧za

Noun

golpiza f (plural golpizas)

1. (Latin American) beating, bashing

   Synonym: (Spain) paliza

Related terms

• golpe
• golpear

Further reading

• “golpiza”, 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