topetazo

Spanish

Etymology

From topetar +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /topeˈtaθo/ [t̪o.peˈt̪a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /topeˈtaso/ [t̪o.peˈt̪a.so]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
• (Latin America) 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014