apagón

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Spanish

Etymology

From apagar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apaˈɡon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧gón

Noun

apagón m (plural apagones)

  1. blackout, power cut, brownout, power outage (an interruption in the supply of electricity)
    • 2021 February 18, Antonia Laborde, “Los apagones de Texas desatan un conflicto político”, in El País, retrieved 2021-02-18:
      ERCOT ha puntualizado que si bien los hielos han apagado algunas turbinas eólicas, ese ha sido el factor “menos significativo” en los apagones.
      ERCOT has specified that although the ice has stopped some wind turbines, that has been the “least significant” factor in the blackouts.
  2. blackout (an instance of censorship, especially a temporary one)
    el apagón de la Wikipedia en inglés en 2012
    the 2012 English Wikipedia blackout
  3. blackout, shutdown
    Preocupación en Ucrania por posible apagón masivo de Internet.
    Concern in Ukraine about a possible massive Internet shutdown.
    España hizo el apagón de la televisión analógica en 2010.
    Spain made the analog television switch-off in 2010.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: apagão

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