Learned an interesting word - Cacerolazo

Question

Estaba leyendo un artículo sobre un apagón en Caracas, muy común hoy en día, y usaba la palabra 'cacerolazo'. No está en el diccionario aquí, pero está en la Wikipedia. Es una forma interesante de manifestación. Originalmente la gente se quedaba en su casa y hacían ruido por golpear las cacerolas y ollas.

I was reading an article about a power outage in Caracas, very common nowadays, and it used the word "cacerolazo". It's not in the dictionary here, but it's in the Wikipedia. It's an interesting form of protest. Originally the people stayed in their house and made noise by banging on pots and pans.

Cacerolazo

El Artículo

Answer 1

I think a more common use of this word would be in the case of someone hitting someone else with a "cacerola." You would say, "Le di un cacerolazo."

To hit someone with a belt. "Le di un cinturonazo."

To hit someone with a shoe. "Le di un zapatazo."

And so on..............

That's what I thought at first, too, but this is a good use of that word - hitting back with a "casserole dish"! - mountaingirl123, Sep 4, 2010

Ha! Yes, hitting someone with something usually means dar + noun + azo. - KevinB, Sep 4, 2010

The correct spelling is "cacerola" and "cacerolazo". - lazarus1907, Sep 5, 2010

This is one of those times to blame it on the keyboard :- ) - 005faa61, Sep 5, 2010

Answer 2

No está en el diccionario aquí

No, pero está en el DRAE:

cacerolazo. 1. m. coloq. Arg. cacerolada.

cacerolada. 1. f. Protesta mediante una cencerrada de cacerolas.

Real Academia Española © Todos los derechos reservados

This is why I always check the RAE before giving up on understanding a word. If it exists in Spanish, it's in the RAE. - --Mariana--, Sep 5, 2010

Unfortunately, many words used in Venezuela, Caracas in particular, aren't real Spanish. - KevinB, Sep 5, 2010

Answer 3

That is so interesting. It is too bad that they can't seem to get organized and use the hydro power that they have available. When I lived there (which was was back in 1980) Caracas was divided into 4 and every 4th week you were the whole week without water. What a mess.

Wow. I lived in Caracas in the mid-70's (La Floresta) and it hadn't gotten that bad, yet. But all the houses did have water cisterns on the roof. Venezuela was never good at planning ahead. I think Chavez is going to drive the final nail. - KevinB, Sep 4, 2010

You did? Wow, I would have to look up my address but that actually sounds familiar I was within walking distance of the main Citybank tower. I just loved the city but 6 months in a hotel (!) nothing available. - margaretbl, Sep 4, 2010

We lived a few blocks from the old U.S. embassy, just west of Parque del Este. We were on El Libertador, facing the autopista across the little park. We watched the choques for entertainment. - KevinB, Sep 4, 2010

How old were you then, if you don't mind me asking? Did you attend C I C or Campo Alegre? I graduated from C I C in '77. - KevinB, Sep 4, 2010

Ha! No, no, I was working in Caracas - you made me sooo curious that I went to look for my old business cards (I was in my late 20's (veeeeeeery late 20's if you get my drift) anyway I lived in the Hotel Rio Claro which is probably gone now, Av Principal - margaretbl, Sep 4, 2010

Colinas de Bello Monte, do you know where that is? And I worked for UNACO (seguros) Av. Francisco de Miranda. You were in school but I was working! You are much yoiunger than me. - margaretbl, Sep 4, 2010

Colinas de Bello Monte is very close to La Floresta, west and a little south. I was a high school student. I did work for a guy making T-shirts one summer, if that counts. -) - KevinB, Sep 4, 2010

Answer 4

Muy interesante... Me suena como las manifestaciones que hicieron los argentinos y los chilenos hace varios años. ¿Cómo se llamaban en inglés? "Pot and Pan Protests" o algo por el estilo?

Hay gente saliendo a la calle con sus ollas? O se quedan en casa?

¿Tienes un periódico preferido de Caracas que lees por internet? Me interesa mantenerme al tanto de lo ocurrido en Venezuela.

Gracias!

Exactamente. Empezaron en Chile y Argentina. Ahorita no se quedan en casa, salen a a la calle. - KevinB, Sep 4, 2010

Leo eluniversal.com y noticias24.com - KevinB, Sep 4, 2010

gracias! Pienso accederme a esos sitios... - mountaingirl123, Sep 4, 2010

Answer 5

To achieve that same noise effect, in South African they used vuvuzelas.