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bellazo what does it mean?

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¿Qué significa "bellazo?" Lo oí en un programa. Creo que es igual de "hottie" en inglés.

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updated Jun 4, 2013
posted by penguinoaks

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Without any context, it could also mean a big hair!!!!!!!!!!!!! enter image description here

updated Jun 4, 2013
edited by chileno
posted by chileno
!Que¡ bello - Anormal, Jun 3, 2013
Claro que sí. - annierats, Jun 3, 2013
Nunca había escuchado esa expresión. Pensé que vello se refería a ciertos pelos del cuerpo, pero no bellos. Oh well, live and learn, Chileno. - francobollo, Jun 4, 2013
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Without any context, it could also mean a big hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That´s funny but don´t forget that "los bellos" are body hairs and not on the head, so maybe "big nose hairs" enter image description here

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updated Jun 4, 2013
edited by 005faa61
posted by 005faa61
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - chileno, Jun 3, 2013
Priceless. Learn something new and entertaining everyday. - katydew, Jun 3, 2013
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It should be noted that un bellazo is a very good looking man and una bellaza is a very good looking woman, so when azo is used as an adjective it becomes gender dependant, unlike the noun form, ie: La sirena le dió un colazo al hombre (the mermaid gave the man a tail swat).

updated Jun 3, 2013
posted by 005faa61
I was just wondering that. Thanks for putting my mind at ease before I go to bed! ;o) - katydew, Jun 3, 2013
Sleep well Katydew! - 005faa61, Jun 3, 2013
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Somewhere Kiwi had a game thread at one point that added this "-azo" ending to words that sort of means, "I got hit with a - ". In this case, it's like getting hit with the beauty of the person.

The rest is like Franco says. I'll try to find that thread. It was a fun one.

I saw a sign today that said, "Tejazo" and wondered if it meant getting hit with Texas. ;o)

Ah, yes, here it is:

Kiwi's thread on the -azo ending

updated Jun 3, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Exactly... -azo is part of a group of suffixes that people tend to add to adjectives for emphasis - francobollo, Jun 3, 2013
I think the English saying is that 'I was struck with her beauty." - katydew, Jun 3, 2013
Tejazo it would be getting hit with a teja which is a kind of brick used in the roof, i don't know the english name. - Anormal, Jun 3, 2013
I bet it's a store selling roof tiles, then. Thanks, Anormal. - katydew, Jun 3, 2013
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It's an exaggeration of the word bello (super good looking). It actually does not exist in the dictionary, but one can get its meaning by context.

updated Jun 3, 2013
posted by francobollo
como hermanisima - readytodictate, Jun 3, 2013
¡Exacto! - francobollo, Jun 3, 2013