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golazo

great goal, stunning goal

noun goh-LAH-soh Rare
Arts & Culture Sports

Usage Note

Golazo is formed with the augmentative suffix -azo attached to gol (goal), conveying not just size but quality and spectacle. It is one of the most common augmentatives in everyday Spanish sports commentary. The suffix -azo can also imply a powerful blow (a hit with something), but with gol it is always the 'what a great goal' sense. Plural is golazos.

Examples

"Marcó un golazo desde fuera del área."

Natural Translation

He scored a stunning goal from outside the box.

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