aldabonazo

Spanish

Etymology

aldabón +‎ -azo

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /aldaboˈnaθo/, [al̪d̪aβoˈnaθo]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /aldaboˈnaso/, [al̪d̪aβoˈnaso]

Noun

aldabonazo m (plural aldabonazos)

door knock; a hit with a doorknocker
call to attention

Further reading

“aldabonazo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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