paliza
Spanish
Etymology
From palo (“stick”) + -iza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /paˈliθa/ [paˈli.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /paˈlisa/ [paˈli.sa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -isa
- Syllabification: pa‧li‧za
Noun
paliza f (plural palizas)
- (Spain) beating, bashing
- Le di una paliza.
- I gave him a beating.
- Synonym: (Latin America) golpiza
- 2020 November 27, Silvia Ayuso, “El clamor tras la paliza policial a un hombre negro provoca tensión en el Gobierno francés”, in El País, retrieved 2020-11-27:
- El vídeo con la brutal paliza a Zecler, sin embargo, parecía haber provocado un punto de inflexión.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- (Spain) rout, hammering, trouncing, beating (the act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat)
Derived terms
- apalizar
- dar la paliza
- palizón
Further reading
- “paliza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014