balacera

Spanish

Etymology

From balazo (“shot, bullet wound”) +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /balaˈθeɾa/ [ba.laˈθe.ɾa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /balaˈseɾa/ [ba.laˈse.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: ba‧la‧ce‧ra

Noun

balacera f (plural balaceras)

(Latin America) shootout
Synonym: tiroteo

Further reading

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

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