pijazo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From pija +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /piˈxaθo/ [piˈxa.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /piˈxaso/ [piˈxa.so]
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: pi‧ja‧zo

Noun

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pijazo m (plural pijazos) (colloquial)

  1. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) blow; punch
  2. (vulgar, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) shedload; bucketful
    Synonyms: pijazal; see also Thesaurus:montón

Further reading

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  • pijazo” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.