zarpazo

Spanish

Etymology

zarpa (“paw, claw”) +‎ -azo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θaɾˈpaθo/ [θaɾˈpa.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /saɾˈpaso/ [saɾˈpa.so]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: zar‧pa‧zo

Noun

zarpazo m (plural zarpazos)

  1. swipe, swat (hit with a claw or paw)
  2. thud
    Synonym: batacazo
  3. (also figurative) blow
    Synonym: golpazo
    • 2021 January 9, Victoria Torres Benayas, “Madrid se enfrenta a una ola de frío extremo tras el paso de la borrasca ‘Filomena’”, in El País‎:
      El último zarpazo de la borrasca mantiene a 21 provincias en alerta por nieve.
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