bombazo

== Spanish == === Etymology === From bomba +‎ -azo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bomˈbaθo/ [bõmˈba.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /bomˈbaso/ [bõmˈba.so] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: bom‧ba‧zo === Noun === bombazo m (plural bombazos) (high-explosive bomb) blockbuster explosion from a bomb (colloquial) bombshell, bomb (something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational) bombazo informativo ― news bombshell === Further reading === “bombazo”, 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