pencazo

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Spanish

Etymology

From penca +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /penˈkaθo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /penˈkaso/
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: pen‧ca‧zo

Noun

pencazo m (plural pencazos) (colloquial)

  1. (Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Northern Colombia) hit (collision or other physical accident)
  2. (Chile, Northern Colombia) bang, bash, punch
  3. (Chile, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Uruguay) shots (instance of drinking alcohol)
  4. (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) a heavy rain
  5. (Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) a lot (of)
    Synonyms: (vulgar) vergo, montón, (vulgar) chingo, cachimbo, madral

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