🔹 Denominal Nouns Ending in -azo

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The suffix -azo forms mainly masculine nouns from noun bases. It commonly expresses:

a blow, impact, or movement involving the entity named by the base: pelotazo, portazo, codazo;
a sudden sound, signal, or action: bocinazo, telefonazo, volantazo;
something considered large, impressive, intense, or excellent: golazo, partidazo, exitazo;
an abrupt social, political, or economic event: cacerolazo, tarifazo, decretazo.

Although -azo is traditionally classified as an augmentative suffix, many formations have developed specialized meanings. The resulting noun is generally masculine, even when the base noun is feminine: pelota → pelotazo; puerta → portazo.

The nouns are ordered approximately by contemporary frequency and general usefulness.

#	Spanish Noun	Noun in English	Base Noun	Base Noun in English
1	pelotazo	hit with a ball; powerful shot; sudden financial windfall	pelota	ball
2	golazo	spectacular goal; excellent goal	gol	goal
3	portazo	slamming of a door; door slam	puerta	door
4	puñetazo	punch	puño	fist
5	cabezazo	header; blow or movement made with the head	cabeza	head
6	vistazo	glance; quick look	vista	sight; view
7	bombazo	explosion; shocking news; major success	bomba	bomb
8	codazo	elbow strike; nudge with the elbow	codo	elbow
9	manotazo	slap; swipe with the hand	manota (< mano)	large hand (< hand)
10	rodillazo	blow with the knee; knee strike	rodilla	knee
11	cachetazo	slap across the face	cachete	cheek
12	tortazo	slap; heavy blow; collision	torta	cake; flatbread
13	porrazo	heavy blow; hard fall	porra	club; heavy stick
14	trompazo	heavy blow; punch; collision	trompa	snout; trunk
15	flechazo	arrow shot; sudden attraction or infatuation	flecha	arrow
16	latigazo	lash; sudden sharp movement or pain	látigo	whip
17	coletazo	lash of the tail; final or continuing aftereffect	cola	tail
18	zarpazo	swipe with a paw or claws; sudden attack	zarpa	paw; claw
19	aletazo	stroke or blow with a wing or fin	aleta	fin; small wing
20	chispazo	spark; flash; sudden inspiration	chispa	spark
21	bocinazo	horn blast; loud honk	bocina	horn
22	telefonazo	telephone call (colloquial)	teléfono	telephone
23	volantazo	sudden turn of the steering wheel	volante	steering wheel
24	banderazo	flag signal; starting signal	bandera	flag
25	cacerolazo	pot-banging protest	cacerola	cooking pot
26	martillazo	hammer blow	martillo	hammer
27	palazo	blow with a stick or shovel; major setback	palo / pala	stick / shovel
28	piedrazo	hit or blow with a stone	piedra	stone
29	botellazo	blow with a bottle	botella	bottle
30	ladrillazo	hit or blow with a brick	ladrillo	brick
31	zapatazo	blow or kick with a shoe	zapato	shoe
32	taconazo	blow or tap with the heel	tacón	heel
33	escobazo	blow with a broom; quick sweeping action	escoba	broom
34	sartenazo	blow with a frying pan	sartén	frying pan
35	tijeretazo	cut with scissors; drastic reduction	tijera	scissors
36	pincelazo	brushstroke	pincel	paintbrush
37	plumazo	pen stroke; sudden written decision or change	pluma	pen; quill
38	partidazo	excellent or exciting match	partido	match; game
39	equipazo	excellent or impressive team	equipo	team
40	temazo	excellent song; major topic or issue	tema	topic; song
41	exitazo	enormous success; smash hit	éxito	success
42	cochazo	large, luxurious, or impressive car	coche	car
43	tipazo	great or remarkable person; great guy	tipo	person; guy
44	padrazo	excellent or devoted father	padre	father
45	sueldazo	very high salary	sueldo	salary
46	regalazo	wonderful or very valuable gift	regalo	gift
47	planazo	excellent or exciting plan	plan	plan
48	discazo	excellent record or album	disco	record; album
49	conciertazo	outstanding concert	concierto	concert
50	momentazo	memorable, important, or excellent moment	momento	moment
51	tarifazo	sudden or substantial increase in rates or fares	tarifa	rate; fare
52	decretazo	sweeping or controversial decree	decreto	decree
53	carpetazo	shelving, abandonment, or definitive closure of a matter	carpeta	folder

Some formations are highly lexicalized. Telefonazo, for example, simply means a telephone call; cacerolazo designates a pot-banging protest, especially in Argentina; and dar carpetazo means to abandon or definitively close a matter.

Clearly deverbal nouns such as arañazo, formed from arañar, belong to the deverbal pattern in -azo rather than this denominal group.

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