aldabonazo

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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)

  1. door knock; a hit with a doorknocker
  2. (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.
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