hackathon

== English == === Etymology === From hack +‎ -athon. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhæ.kə.θɒn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhæ.kə.θɑn/ Rhymes: -ækəθɑn Hyphenation: hack‧a‧thon === Noun === hackathon (plural hackathons) (programming, informal) An event where programmers and others meet for collaborative software development, usually over several days. Synonyms: codeathon, codefest, hackfest Hyponym: datathon ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English hackathon. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.ka.tɔ̃/ === Noun === hackathon m (plural hackathons) (programming) hackathon == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === hackaton === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English hackathon. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hackathon m or f (plural hackathons) (programming) hackathon ==== Usage notes ==== The gender of this Portuguese noun varies from speaker to speaker. Some use it as a masculine noun and others as a feminine noun. == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English hackathon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxakaton/ [ˈxa.ka.t̪õn] Rhymes: -akaton IPA(key): /xakaˈton/ [xa.kaˈt̪õn] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: hac‧ka‧thon === Noun === hackathon m (plural hackathons) (programming) hackathon ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.