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Spanish

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Etymology

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From tranca +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /tɾanˈkaθo/ [t̪ɾãŋˈka.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tɾanˈkaso/ [t̪ɾãŋˈka.so]
  • Rhymes: -aθo
  • Rhymes: -aso
  • Syllabification: tran‧ca‧zo

Noun

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trancazo m (plural trancazos)

  1. a hit with a stick
  2. (colloquial) flu
    Synonyms: influenza, gripe
  3. (colloquial, Latin America) a roadblock
    Synonym: bloqueo

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