paliza

Spanish

Etymology

From palo (“stick”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

paliza f (plural palizas)

1. beating, bashing.

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

Derived terms

• apalizar

Further reading

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