balazo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle French balle

French ballebor.

Spanish bala

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks

Proto-Italic *-āks

Latin -āx

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos

Proto-Italic *-ejos

Proto-Italic *-eos

Latin -eus

Latin -āceus

Spanish -azo

Spanish balazo

From bala (“bullet”) + -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlaθo/ [baˈla.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /baˈlaso/ [baˈla.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧zo

Noun

balazo m (plural balazos)

1. gunshot, shot

   Synonyms: tiro, disparo, pistoletazo

Derived terms

• balacear
• coser a balazos
• ni a balazos

Further reading

• “balazo”, 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