balacera

== Spanish == === Etymology === From balazo (“shot, bullet wound”) +‎ -era. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /balaˈθeɾa/ [ba.laˈθe.ɾa] (Spain) IPA(key): /balaˈseɾa/ [ba.laˈse.ɾa] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: ba‧la‧ce‧ra === Noun === balacera f (plural balaceras) (Latin America) shootout Synonym: tiroteo === Further reading === “balacera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025