ramalazo

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ramal +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ramaˈlaθo/ [ra.maˈla.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ramaˈlaso/ [ra.maˈla.so]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: ra‧ma‧la‧zo

Noun[edit]

ramalazo m (plural ramalazos)

  1. a pull on the halter
  2. gust (of wind)
  3. (colloquial) a stab (of pain, guilt etc.)
  4. (colloquial) campness; effeminate looks
  5. act of madness
  6. hit with a branch

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