zurriagazo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish zurriago

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s

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 zurriagazo

From zurriago + -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θurjaˈɡaθo/ [θu.rjaˈɣ̞a.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /surjaˈɡaso/ [su.rjaˈɣ̞a.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: zu‧rria‧ga‧zo

Noun

zurriagazo m (plural zurriagazos)

1. lash, stroke (of whip)

   Synonym: látigo

2. misfortune

   Synonym: desgracia

Further reading

• “zurriagazo”, 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