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noun, masculine

hormazo

/oɾˈmaθo/

noun, masculine/oɾˈmaθo/plural: hormazos

a loose heap of stones; adobe brick or mud wall; a type of country house or villa

Synonyms: quinta, carmen

Inherited from Late Latin fōrmācium, substantivised from fōrmāceus (“made in a mould”), related to Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “a shape, form”). Compare hormaza and horma (“dry stone wall”).

hormazo — Spanish Dictionary | Passage