chingazo

Spanish

Etymology

From chinga +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinˈɡaθo/ [t͡ʃĩŋˈɡa.θo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinˈɡaso/ [t͡ʃĩŋˈɡa.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθo (Spain)
• Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: chin‧ga‧zo

Noun

chingazo m (plural chingazos)

1. (colloquial, Mexico) punch

   Synonym: puñetazo

Further reading

• “chingazo”, 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