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Spanish
Etymology
From maza (“mace”) + -azo or mazo (“hammer”) + -azo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /maˈθaθo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maˈsaso/
- Rhymes: -aθo
- Rhymes: -aso
- Syllabification: ma‧za‧zo
Noun
mazazo m (plural mazazos)
- a blow or hit with a mallet or hammer
- (figurative) a blow, a hammer blow, a heavy blow, setback
- Synonym: varapalo
2020 July 28, “España se arriesga a una nueva crisis reputacional por el rebrote del coronavirus”, in El País:La imposición de cuarentenas para los ciudadanos procedentes de España en el Reino Unido ha sido un mazazo para los intereses españoles; otros países, como Bélgica, han decidido aplicar esa medida a regiones concretas.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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