hormazo

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin fōrmācium, substantivised from fōrmāceus (“made in a mould”), related to Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “a shape, form”). Compare hormaza and horma (“dry stone wall”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾˈmaθo/ [oɾˈma.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /oɾˈmaso/ [oɾˈma.so] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: hor‧ma‧zo === Noun === hormazo m (plural hormazos) a loose heap of stones (obsolete) adobe brick or mud wall (Córdoba, Granada) a type of country house or villa Synonyms: quinta, carmen === Further reading === “hormazo”, 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