Spanish Conversation · Level 69
60 words
Spanish word
paliza
Pronunciation
IPA/paˈliθa/
Meaning
- feminine nounbeating
Example
En la calle lo atacaron y le dieron una paliza.
They attacked him in the street and gave him a beating.
More examples
Recibimos una paliza en el partido de ayer.
We got a drubbing in yesterday's match.
Core concept
Repeated blows that leave someone on the ground.
Common phrases
dar una paliza
hand out a beating
recibir una paliza
get a drubbing
llevarse una paliza
take a drubbing
Similar words
golpe: Single forceful hit or strike applied to a person or object.
bofetada: Single sharp slap with the open hand, typically to the face.
palizón: Extremely violent, colloquial beating made up of brutal repeated blows.
tunda: Repeated, punishing beating intended to subdue or severely reprimand.
Definition in Spanish
Acción de golpear repetidamente a alguien; por extensión, derrota aplastante en sentido figurado.
Word origin
From Spanish palo 'stick' plus the productive suffix -iza, originally referring to strikes with a stick and later extended metaphorically to a crushing defeat.
Usage tips
- Spanish uses dar una paliza a alguien for the attacker and recibir una paliza for the victim, and paliza is also a common way to describe a decisive sports drubbing.
Other meanings
- thrashingnoun
- drubbingnoun
Opposites
- victoriavictorynoun
Related words
- apalizarpummelverb
- palizóndrubbingnoun