Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From puntilla +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /puntiˈʝaθo/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʝa.θo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /puntiˈʎaθo/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʎa.θo]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /puntiˈʝaso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʝa.so]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /puntiˈʎaso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʎa.so]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /puntiˈʃaso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʃa.so]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /puntiˈʒaso/ [pũn̪.t̪iˈʒa.so]

  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: pun‧ti‧lla‧zo

Noun edit

puntillazo m (plural puntillazos)

  1. coup de grâce
  2. (Chile) any of the massive beach parties held at La Puntilla, in Pichilemu, Chile

Further reading edit