varetazo

== Spanish == === Etymology === From vareta + -azo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baɾeˈtaθo/ [ba.ɾeˈt̪a.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /baɾeˈtaso/ [ba.ɾeˈt̪a.so] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: va‧re‧ta‧zo === Noun === varetazo m (plural varetazos) (bullfighting) a hit with the lateral part of a bull's horn === Further reading === “varetazo”, 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