trallazo

Spanish

Etymology

From tralla +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /tɾaˈʝaθo/ [t̪ɾaˈʝa.θo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /tɾaˈʎaθo/ [t̪ɾaˈʎa.θo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /tɾaˈʃaso/ [t̪ɾaˈʃa.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /tɾaˈʒaso/ [t̪ɾaˈʒa.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Noun

trallazo m (plural trallazos)

  1. crack of a whip
  2. telling-off; reprimand
  3. crack, crackle
    • 2015 October 26, “Chick Corea ofreció una noche mágica”, in El País‎[1]:
      Puede pasar de la música más acústica e introspectiva a los trallazos de electricidad y ritmo sin solución de continuidad.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  4. (soccer) powerful shot
    Synonyms: trallón, cañonazo

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