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mazazo

heavy blow

noun mah-SAH-soh Rare

Also means

devastating setback

Usage Note

Mazazo is an augmentative of mazo (mallet) and is used both literally for a crushing physical blow and figuratively for a major shock or blow to hopes. The figurative use is by far the more common in the press: un mazazo económico (an economic blow). Its plural is regular: mazazos.

Examples

"La derrota fue un mazazo para el equipo."

Natural Translation

The defeat was a devastating blow to the team.

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