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Spanish
Etymology
From aldabón (“door knocker”) + -azo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aldaboˈnaθo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aldaboˈnaso/
- Rhymes: -aθo
- Rhymes: -aso
- Syllabification: al‧da‧bo‧na‧zo
Noun
aldabonazo m (plural aldabonazos)
- door knock; a hit with a doorknocker
- (figurative) call to attention, wake-up call
2021 January 12, Rafa de Miguel, “El Gobierno de Irlanda pide perdón a miles de madres solteras y víctimas de orfanatos”, in El País, retrieved 2021-01-13:Ha sido un aldabonazo colectivo a los padres que se desentendieron de su descendencia, las familias que repudiaron a las mujeres embarazadas y una sociedad que, en su conjunto, toleraba estas prácticas que el Estado y las parroquias locales apoyaban y mantenían.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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