-azo

-azo

See also: azo, AZO, azò, azó, and azo-

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese -aço, from Latin -āceus; cognate with Portuguese -aço and Spanish -azo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaθʊ], (western) [ˈasʊ]

Suffix

-azo m (feminine -aza, plural -azos, feminine plural -azas)

1. Forming nouns denoting belonging, relation, resemblance or containment of the thing suffixed

   ‎anga (“handle; prong”) + ‎-azo → ‎angazo (“rake”)

   ‎baga (“grape”) + ‎-azo → ‎bagazo (“pomace”)

   ‎pedra (“stone”) + ‎-azo → ‎pedrazo (“hail, hailstone”)

2. Forming augmentatives; words expressing greatness or size

   ‎espiña (“spine”) + ‎-azo → ‎espiñazo (“spinebone”)

3. Forming words expressing a hit or strike

   ‎frecha (“arrow”) + ‎-azo → ‎frechazo (“arrow shot”)

   ‎moca (“club”) + ‎-azo → ‎mocazo (“punch, blow”)

Derived terms

Galician terms suffixed with -azo

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -āceus. Compare Portuguese -aço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈaθo/ [ˈa.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈaso/ [ˈa.so]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: -a‧zo

Suffix

-azo m (feminine -aza, plural -azos, feminine plural -azas)

1. Forming augmentatives; words expressing greatness or size

   ‎plan (“plan”) + ‎-azo → ‎planazo (“great plan”)

   ‎gato (“cat”) + ‎-azo → ‎gatazo (“large cat”)

   ‎cuerpo (“body”) + ‎-azo → ‎cuerpazo (“sexy body”)

2. Forming pejoratives; words emphasizing contempt for a subject

   ‎cabrón (“asshole, bastard”) + ‎-azo → ‎cabronazo (“major asshole”)

3. Forming words expressing a hit or strike

   ‎puño (“fist”) + ‎-azo → ‎puñetazo (“punch, a hit with the fist”)

   ‎cabeza (“head”) + ‎-azo → ‎cabezazo (“headbutt, a hit with the head”)

   ‎pistola (“pistol”) + ‎-azo → ‎pistoletazo (“gunshot”)

4. Forming words expressing suddenness or brevity

   ‎teléfono (“telephone”) + ‎-azo → ‎telefonazo (“a sudden ring of the telephone”)

   ‎ducha (“shower”) + ‎-azo → ‎duchazo (“a quick shower”)

   ‎sable (“sabre”) + ‎-azo → ‎sablazo (“rip-off/ripoff, overcharge, rip-off/ripoff, overcharge”)

   ‎lag (“lag”) + ‎-azo → ‎lagazo (“lag, lagging”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -azo

Further reading

• “-azo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014