bombazo
See also: bombázó
Spanish
Etymology
From bomba + -azo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /bomˈbaθo/ [bõmˈba.θo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /bomˈbaso/ [bõmˈba.so]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
- Syllabification: bom‧ba‧zo
Noun
bombazo m (plural bombazos)
- (high-explosive bomb) blockbuster
- explosion from a bomb
- (colloquial) bombshell, bomb (something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational)
- bombazo informativo ― news bombshell
Further reading
- “bombazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014