balazo

/baˈlaθo/ · B2 · noun · m

gunfire

🔫💥 balazo = bala (bullet) + -azo (a blow/hit of) → a hit by bullet

Spanish bala means bullet, and the suffix -azo marks a strike or blow, as in puñetazo (punch). So balazo is a bullet-strike: a gunshot or a shot wound. The θ sound is like th in think.

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