bombazo

See also: bombázó

Spanish

Etymology

From bomba +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /bomˈbaθo/ [bõmˈba.θo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /bomˈbaso/ [bõmˈba.so]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
Syllabification: bom‧ba‧zo

Noun

bombazo m (plural bombazos)

(high-explosive bomb) blockbuster
explosion from a bomb
(colloquial) bombshell, bomb (something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational)
bombazo informativo ― news bombshell

Further reading

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

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