topetazo

Spanish

Etymology

From topetar +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /topeˈtaθo/ [t̪o.peˈt̪a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /topeˈtaso/ [t̪o.peˈt̪a.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: to‧pe‧ta‧zo

Noun

topetazo m (plural topetazos)

1. butt (sudden thrust from an animal), headbutt

   Synonym: topetada

Further reading

• “topetazo”, 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