morterazo

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Spanish

Etymology

From mortero +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /moɾteˈɾaθo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /moɾteˈɾaso/
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: mor‧te‧ra‧zo

Noun

morterazo m (plural morterazos)

  1. shot of mortar
    • 2016 October 15, “Benemérito de 103 años condecorado; fue herido en batalla”, in El Deber Bolivia:
      “Estábamos con un camarada llevando un parte urgente al comandante del regimiento, cuando (los paraguayos) tiraron un morterazo que nos hizo volar.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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