hormazo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin fōrmācium, substantivised from fōrmāceus (“made in a mould”), related to Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “a shape, form”). Compare hormaza and horma (“dry stone wall”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /oɾˈmaθo/ [oɾˈma.θo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /oɾˈmaso/ [oɾˈma.so]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -aso
Syllabification: hor‧ma‧zo

Noun

hormazo m (plural hormazos)

a loose heap of stones
(obsolete) adobe brick or mud wall
(Córdoba, Granada) a type of country house or villa
Synonyms: quinta, carmen

Further reading

“hormazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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