ramalazo
Spanish, noun/ramaˈlaθo/
ramalazo is spelled R-A-M-A-L-A-Z-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 153,784th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ramalazo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a pull on the halter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Golpe que se da con el ramal”.
What does ramalazo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea pull on the halter
- 2
masculinegust (of wind)
- 3
colloquialmasculinea stab (of pain, guilt etc.)
- 4
colloquialmasculinecampness; effeminacy
- 5
masculineact of madness
- 6
masculinehit with a branch
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 el ramal. 2. Señal que hace el golpe dado con el ramal. 3. Pinta o señal que aparece en el rostro u otra parte del cuerpo por un golpe o por enfermedad, como la erisipela. 4. Dolor que aguda e improvisadamente acomete a lo largo de una parte del cuerpo.
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 ramalazo
- ramalazos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ramalazo?
- /ramaˈlaθo/
- [ra.maˈla.θo]
- /ramaˈlaso/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ramalazo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ramalazo in Spanish?
ramalazo appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).