paliza

Spanish

Etymology

From palo (“stick”) +‎ -iza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /paˈliθa/ [paˈli.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /paˈlisa/ [paˈli.sa]

Noun

paliza f (plural palizas)

1. (Spain) beating, bashing

   Le di una paliza. ― I gave him a beating.

   Synonym: (Latin America) golpiza

   • 2020 November 27, Silvia Ayuso, “El clamor tras la paliza policial a un hombre negro provoca tensión en el Gobierno francés”, in El País‎^[1], retrieved 2020-11-27:

     El vídeo con la brutal paliza a Zecler, sin embargo, parecía haber provocado un punto de inflexión.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (Spain) rout, hammering, trouncing, beating (the act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat)

Derived terms

• apalizar
• dar la paliza
• palizón

Further reading

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