Meaning of -azo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Forming nouns denoting belonging, relation, resemblance or containment of the thing suffixed
   masculine, morpheme
2. Forming augmentatives; words expressing greatness or size
   masculine, morpheme
3. Forming words expressing a hit or strike
   masculine, morpheme

Examples

“anga (“handle; prong”) + -azo → angazo (“rake”)”

“baga (“grape”) + -azo → bagazo (“pomace”)”

“pedra (“stone”) + -azo → pedrazo (“hail, hailstone”)”

“espiña (“spine”) + -azo → espiñazo (“spinebone”)”

“frecha (“arrow”) + -azo → frechazo (“arrow shot”)”

“moca (“club”) + -azo → mocazo (“punch, blow”)”

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