pelotazo
Spanish, noun/peloˈtaθo/
pelotazo is spelled P-E-L-O-T-A-Z-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 39,106th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelotazo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hit with a ball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Golpe que se da con una pelota₁ de jugar”.
What does pelotazo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehit with a ball
- 2
colloquialmasculinedrink
- 3
Spainmasculineget-rich-quick plan
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Golpe que se da con una pelota₁ de jugar. 2. Manera de beber y servir bebidas alcohólicas en porciones relativamente grandes. 3. Sitio donde cayó un ave a la que se le había disparado, reconocible por la pelota de plumas en tierra. 4. Actividad o transacción con grandes beneficios financieros.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pelotazo
- pelotazos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pelotazo?
- /peloˈtaθo/
- [pe.loˈt̪a.θo]
- /peloˈtaso/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pelotazo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pelotazo in Spanish?
pelotazo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).