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/Sounds like 'plah-TAH-soh'/

A hard smack with something flat, like an open hand. In some contexts it also means a serious amount of money. In Colombia and Venezuela, platazo covers both the physical hit and the impressive sum — context tells you which.

Example

"Le metió un platazo que le dejó la mano marcada."

"Ganó un platazo en ese negocio, se hizo millonario. → He slapped him so hard it left a handprint."

"He made a fortune in that deal, he became a millionaire."

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