-azo

See also: azo, AZO, azò, and azo-

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -āceus. Compare Portuguese -aço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈaθo/ [ˈa.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈaso/ [ˈa.so]

Suffix

-azo m (feminine -aza, plural -azos, feminine plural -azas)

1. Forming augmentatives; words expressing greatness or size

   ‎plan (“plan”) + ‎-azo → ‎planazo (“great plan”)

   ‎gato (“cat”) + ‎-azo → ‎gatazo (“large cat”)

   ‎cuerpo (“body”) + ‎-azo → ‎cuerpazo (“sexy body”)

2. Forming pejoratives; words emphasizing contempt for a subject

   ‎cabrón (“asshole, bastard”) + ‎-azo → ‎cabronazo (“major asshole”)

3. Forming words expressing a hit or strike

   ‎puño (“fist”) + ‎-azo → ‎puñetazo (“punch, a hit with the fist”)

   ‎cabeza (“head”) + ‎-azo → ‎cabezazo (“headbutt, a hit with the head”)

4. Forming words expressing suddenness or brevity

   ‎teléfono (“telephone”) + ‎-azo → ‎telefonazo (“a sudden ring of the telephone”)

   ‎ducha (“shower”) + ‎-azo → ‎duchazo (“a quick shower”)

   ‎sable (“sabre”) + ‎-azo → ‎sablazo (“rip-off/ripoff, overcharge, rip-off/ripoff, overcharge”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -azo

External links

• “-azo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014