acelerón

Spanish

Etymology

From acelerar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aθeleˈɾon/ [a.θe.leˈɾõn]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aseleˈɾon/ [a.se.leˈɾõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: a‧ce‧le‧rón

Noun

acelerón m (plural acelerones)

welly, spurt, sudden acceleration, burst of speed (force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor)
(figurative) speedup, speed-up

Related terms

acelerar

Further reading

“acelerón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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