Augmentative in Spanish
Augmentative is suffixes that are used to express greater size or importance, and they are opposite to the diminutive.
1. -ote/-ota
This type of the augmentative is most used, and they are used as below.
casota (casa), grandote (grande)
2. –ón/-ona
This kind of augmentative is also commonly used.
platón (plato)
3. –azo/-aza, -tazo/-taza
cochazo (coche), pelotaza (pelota)
4. -aco/-aca, -anco/-anca
This one is used in Spain and has negative meanings.
examenaco (examen)
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