blecaute

Portuguese

Alternative forms

blackout

Etymology

Borrowed from English blackout.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /blɛˈkaw.t͡ʃi/ [blɛˈkaʊ̯.t͡ʃi], /bleˈkaw.t͡ʃi/ [bleˈkaʊ̯.t͡ʃi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /blɛˈkaw.te/ [blɛˈkaʊ̯.te], /bleˈkaw.te/ [bleˈkaʊ̯.te]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /blɛˈkaw.tɨ/

Rhymes: (Portugal) -awtɨ, (Brazil) -awt͡ʃi
Hyphenation: ble‧cau‧te

Noun

blecaute m (plural blecautes)

(uncommon) blackout
Synonym: apagão

Further reading

“blecaute” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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