coñazo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish coño

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks

Proto-Italic *-āks

Latin -āx

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos

Proto-Italic *-ejos

Proto-Italic *-eos

Latin -eus

Latin -āceus

Spanish -azo

Spanish coñazo

From coño (“cunt”) + -azo (augmentative suffix). Compare French connasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈɲaθo/ [koˈɲa.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /koˈɲaso/ [koˈɲa.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: co‧ña‧zo

Noun

coñazo m (plural coñazos)

1. (Spain, vulgar) pain in the arse (UK), pain in the ass (US), pain in the neck, pain in the butt (an extreme annoyance)

   ¡Qué coñazo!

   How extremely annoying/boring!

   (literally, “what a giant cunt!”)

2. (Venezuela, Spain, vulgar) hit, blow

   Le dieron un coñazo en la cara.

   He was hit in the face.

   Ha sido un coñazo para ella.

   It’s been a great blow to her.

Interjection

coñazo

1. (Dominican Republic, vulgar) fuck, damn (with emphasis)

Derived terms

• dar el coñazo
• de coñazo (see commented out sense on this entry)

Further reading

• “coñazo”, 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