putazo

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /puˈtaθo/ [puˈt̪a.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /puˈtaso/ [puˈt̪a.so] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: pu‧ta‧zo === Etymology 1 === Unclear, but most likely an apheresis of zapotazo. ==== Noun ==== putazo m (plural putazos) (Mexico, vulgar) a sharp blow, punch or strike; thump; thwack; whack; bash ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From puto +‎ -azo. ==== Noun ==== putazo m (plural putazos) (vulgar, derogatory, at least in Argentina) augmentative of puto (“faggot”) === Further reading === “putazo”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010