aforo

See also: aforó

Portuguese

Verb

aforo

1. first-person singular present indicative of aforar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfoɾo/ [aˈfo.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: a‧fo‧ro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from aforar.

Noun

aforo m (plural aforos)

1. capacity (maximum number of people a public place e.g. cinema, theatre, can hold)

   Synonym: capacidad

2. (chemistry) graduation mark (mark on a container to show the volume held)

   Synonym: capacidad

3. gauging (agent noun of "gauge")

Related terms

• aforar

Etymology 2

Verb

aforo

1. first-person singular present indicative of aforar (“to gauge, to measure”)

Further reading

• “aforo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10