planchazo

Spanish

Etymology

From plancha (“iron”) +‎ -azo.

Pronunciation

Noun

planchazo m (plural planchazos)

  1. (dated) cock-up
  2. belly flop (a style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen.)
  3. (sports) big dive
    • 2016 March, “Suárez entró en el podio de América”, in El Pais (Uruguay)‎[1]:
      A los 62´ Neymar le cometió una dura falta a Álvaro González con un fuerte planchazo que el árbitro Néstor Pitana sancionó con amarilla, pero que bien podría haber sido roja.
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  4. hit with an iron

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