blecaute

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• blackout

Etymology

Borrowed from English blackout.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (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)

1. (uncommon) blackout

   Synonym: apagão

Further reading

• “blecaute” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.