toletazo

Spanish

Etymology

From tolete +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /toleˈtaθo/ [t̪o.leˈt̪a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /toleˈtaso/ [t̪o.leˈt̪a.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: to‧le‧ta‧zo

Noun

toletazo m (plural toletazos)

1. hit with a cudgel
   • 2018 June 24, “¡LOS JUEGOS ENGAÑABOBOS!”, in Diario de Chiapas‎^[1]:

     Viajaron hasta Tuxtla Gutiérrez para exponerse a los toletazos, al gas lacrimógeno y a las persecusiones de la policía.

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Further reading

• “toletazo”, 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