caballazo

Spanish

Etymology

From caballo +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʝaθo/ [ka.β̞aˈʝa.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʎaθo/ [ka.β̞aˈʎa.θo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʃaso/ [ka.β̞aˈʃa.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kabaˈʒaso/ [ka.β̞aˈʒa.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Noun

caballazo m (plural caballazos)

  1. an accident or collision involving a horse

Further reading

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