leñazo

Spanish

Etymology

From leño +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /leˈɲaθo/ [leˈɲa.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /leˈɲaso/ [leˈɲa.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: le‧ña‧zo

Noun

leñazo m (plural leñazos)

1. (colloquial) mighty blow
2. blow/strike with a stick

Further reading

• “leñazo”, 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