arañazo

Spanish

Etymology

From arañar (“to scratch”) +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾaˈɲaθo/ [a.ɾaˈɲa.θo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /aɾaˈɲaso/ [a.ɾaˈɲa.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθo (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧ra‧ña‧zo

Noun

arañazo m (plural arañazos)

1. scratch

   Synonyms: rasguño, raspón

Further reading

• “arañazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025