acelerón

Spanish

Etymology

From acelerar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

acelerón m (plural acelerones)

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

Related terms

• acelerar

 

Further reading

• “acelerón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28