aldabonazo

== Spanish == === Etymology === From aldabón (“door knocker”) +‎ -azo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aldaboˈnaθo/ [al̪.d̪a.β̞oˈna.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /aldaboˈnaso/ [al̪.d̪a.β̞oˈna.so] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -aso (Latin America, Philippines) 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 === Further reading === “aldabonazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025