machetazo

Spanish

a machete

Etymology

From machete +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /mat͡ʃeˈtaθo/ [ma.t͡ʃeˈt̪a.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /mat͡ʃeˈtaso/ [ma.t͡ʃeˈt̪a.so]
• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: ma‧che‧ta‧zo

Noun

machetazo m (plural machetazos)

1. a cut or hit with a machete

Further reading

• “machetazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16