mazazo

== Spanish == === Etymology === From maza (“mace”) +‎ -azo or mazo (“hammer”) +‎ -azo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈθaθo/ [maˈθa.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /maˈsaso/ [maˈsa.so] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ma‧za‧zo === Noun === mazazo m (plural mazazos) a blow or hit with a mallet or hammer (figurative) a blow, a hammer blow, a heavy blow, setback Synonym: varapalo === Further reading === “mazazo”, 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