ramalazo
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ramaˈlaθo/ [ra.maˈla.θo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ramaˈlaso/ [ra.maˈla.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθo (Spain)
- Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: ra‧ma‧la‧zo
Noun
ramalazo m (plural ramalazos)
- a pull on the halter
- gust (of wind)
- (colloquial) a stab (of pain, guilt etc.)
- (colloquial) campness; effeminate looks
- act of madness
- hit with a branch
Further reading
- “ramalazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024