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Spanish word
aforo
Pronunciation
IPA/aˈfoɾo/
Meaning
- masculine nouncapacity
Example
El aforo del restaurante es de 80 personas.
The restaurant's capacity is 80 people.
More examples
Durante la emergencia se limitó el aforo en los espacios públicos.
During the emergency the capacity in public spaces was limited.
Core concept
Maximum number of people allowed in a venue.
Common phrases
aforo legal
legal capacity
aforo autorizado
authorized capacity
aforo disponible
available capacity
Similar words
capacidad: Maximum number of people a place can hold given its size and facilities.
ocupación: Number of people actually present inside a venue at a specific moment.
cupo: Fixed number of places available for participants in an event or program.
Definition in Spanish
Cantidad fijada que limita cuántas personas pueden entrar o permanecer en un lugar por motivos de seguridad u organización.
Word origin
From the administrative verb aforar 'to assign', the noun aforo came to mean the number allocated to a place for safety or organization.
Usage tips
- Usually stated with de plus a number (aforo de 80 personas), and a full venue is described as aforo completo.
Other meanings
- attendancenoun
- audience sizenoun
Opposites
- sobrecupoovercapacitynoun
Related words
- aforamientocapacity regulationnoun
- aforardetermine capacityverb