tortazo

Spanish

Etymology

From torta +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /toɾˈtaθo/ [t̪oɾˈt̪a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /toɾˈtaso/ [t̪oɾˈt̪a.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: tor‧ta‧zo

Noun

tortazo m (plural tortazos)

1. slap in the face
2. hit in the face
3. hit with a custard pie

Further reading

• “tortazo”, 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