cuchillazo

Spanish

Etymology

From cuchillo +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʝaθo/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʝa.θo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʎaθo/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʎa.θo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʃaso/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʃa.so] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kut͡ʃiˈʒaso/ [ku.t͡ʃiˈʒa.so] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Noun

cuchillazo m (plural cuchillazos)

  1. knifing; stab
  2. knife wound

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