pencazo

Spanish

Etymology

From penca +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /penˈkaθo/ [pẽŋˈka.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /penˈkaso/ [pẽŋˈka.so]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: pen‧ca‧zo

Noun

pencazo m (plural pencazos)

1. (Chile, colloquial) hit (collision or other physical accident)
2. (Chile, colloquial) bang, bash, punch
3. (Chile, colloquial) shots (instance of drinking alcohol)

Further reading

• “pencazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014