ramalazo

Spanish

Etymology

From ramal +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ramaˈlaθo/ [ra.maˈla.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ramaˈlaso/ [ra.maˈla.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: ra‧ma‧la‧zo

Noun

ramalazo m (plural ramalazos)

1. a pull on the halter
2. gust (of wind)
3. (colloquial) a stab (of pain, guilt etc.)
4. (colloquial) campness; effeminate looks
5. act of madness
6. hit with a branch

Further reading

• “ramalazo”, 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