paliza
/paˈliθa/ · B1 · noun · f
beating
🪵🥊 paliza = palo (stick) + -iza: a stick-beating, then any crushing defeat
Palo is Spanish for stick or club, and -iza turns it into an action noun. A paliza began as a beating with sticks. Now it also means a hammering in sport or politics: el Madrid recibió una paliza, Madrid got trounced.