blecaute

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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]

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

Noun

blecaute m (plural blecautes)

  1. (uncommon) blackout (large-scale power failure)
    Synonym: apagão
    • 2024 October 27, Marcelo Leite, “Com Nunes ou Boulos, clima manterá São Paulo de joelhos”, in Folha de S.Paulo‎[1], São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN, archived from the original on 6 November 2024:
      Fique em suspenso a questão das enchentes, que afinal só martirizam os pobres, para tratar primeiro dos blecautes, que prejudicam a todos.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. blackout curtain

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