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Spanish
Etymology
From palo (“stick”) + -iza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /paˈliθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /paˈlisa/
- Rhymes: -iθa
- Rhymes: -isa
- Syllabification: pa‧li‧za
Noun
paliza f (plural palizas)
- (Spain) beating, bashing
- Synonym: (Latin America) golpiza
Le di una paliza.- I gave him a beating.
2020 November 27, Silvia Ayuso, “El clamor tras la paliza policial a un hombre negro provoca tensión en el Gobierno francés”, in El País, retrieved 2020-11-27:El vídeo con la brutal paliza a Zecler, sin embargo, parecía haber provocado un punto de inflexión.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Spain) rout, hammering, trouncing, beating (the act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat)
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