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—azo: a painful suffix

Lesson 17. Grammar

Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 6

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Es como un piedrazo en la cabeza.
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That's gotta hurt. In Spanish, the suffix azo can signify a blow by the object at the root of the word. So, piedrazo means a blow by a piedra, or stone. By this logic:

Bala -> "bullet"
Balazo -> "blow by a bullet; a gunshot wound."

Codo -> "elbow"
Codazo -> "blow by an elbow; nudge
."