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/Sounds like "tohr" (as in "toll") + "TAH" (as in "tar") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

A hard hit, slap, or strong impact against something. In Spain, 'darse un tortazo' means slamming into anything, a door, the floor, or someone's face.

Examples

He smacked into the glass door so loud the whole office heard it.

She gave him a slap that left his face red.

Word family

A traffic jam where cars get trapped and can barely inch forward. It's the daily torture of living in any major Latin American city during rush hour.