pitazo
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el pitazo(
pee
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tah
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soh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (sound of a whistle) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. whistle
El pitazo del árbitro marcó el final del partido.The whistle of the referee marked the end of the game.
2. (sound of a machine) (Bolivia) (Honduras) (Nicaragua) (Southern Cone)
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Honduras
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
a. whistle (of a train)
El hotel estaba junto a la estación, y el pitazo de un tren me despertó en medio de la noche.The hotel was next to the station, and the whistle of a train woke me up in the middle of the night.
b. boom (of a ship)
La isla era muy pequeña, y el pitazo del barco se escuchó en toda ella.The island was very small, and the ship's boom could be heard all over it.
a. whistle
Pude localizar a mi hermano entre la multitud gracias a su pitazo.I could find my brother in the crowd thanks to his whistle.
4. (colloquial) (piece of information) (Cuba) (Mexico) (Venezuela)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. tip-off
Alguien les dio el pitazo de que la policía iba a hacer una redada, y se piraron con la droga.After a tip-off that the police was about to carry out a raid, they beat it with the drug.
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