frenazo

== Spanish == === Etymology === From freno +‎ -azo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɾeˈnaθo/ [fɾeˈna.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /fɾeˈnaso/ [fɾeˈna.so] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: fre‧na‧zo === Noun === frenazo m (plural frenazos) sudden or violent braking of a vehicle Hypernyms: frenada, frenado, frenaje ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “frenazo”, 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