gigavatio
/xiɡabatjo/from spelling rulesmasculine
The Spanish word for gigawatt is gigavatio.
The term refers to a unit of power equal to 10^9 watts.
Meaning: 109 watts (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/xiɡabatjo/
Did you know?
- If you are reading a technical manual in Spain, you might see 'vatio', but in many Latin American countries, the term watt is used directly without translation.
- In some Latin American dialects, speakers might confuse vatio with voltio (volt) in casual speech, despite them being entirely different electrical measurements.
- While 'watt' is a proper name in English, the Spanish vatio is treated as a common noun and is not capitalized.
Examples in context
- La planta generadora tiene una capacidad de un gigavatio.The plant has a capacity of one gigawatt.
- La central eólica produce una potencia de mil megavatios o un gigavatio.The wind power plant produces a power of one thousand megawatts or one gigawatt.
- En el último informe de energía renovable, se destaca que la capacidad instalada de energía eólica en el país alcanzó los dos gigavatios.In the latest renewable energy report, it is highlighted that the installed wind power capacity in the country reached two gigawatts.
- La compañía planea construir una nueva planta solar que generará hasta un gigavatio de energía limpia.The company plans to build a new solar plant that will generate up to one gigawatt of clean energy.
- Recuerda que la demanda energética de esta ciudad es alta, por lo que necesitamos una capacidad de al menos dos gigavatios para cubrirla.Remember that the energy demand of this city is high, so we need a capacity of at least two gigawatts to cover it.
- La planta genera un gigavatio de energía.The plant generates one gigawatt of energy.
- Necesitamos un gigavatio para alimentar la ciudad.We need one gigawatt to power the city.
- El nuevo reactor produce más de un gigavatio.The new reactor produces more than one gigawatt.
Example conversation
Two engineers are discussing a new power plant project.
- LucíaDaniel, ¿cuál es la capacidad total de la planta?Daniel, what is the total capacity of the plant?
- DanielLa capacidad es de exactamente un gigavatio.The capacity is exactly one gigawatt.
- LucíaEso es suficiente para alimentar a toda la ciudad.That is enough to power the entire city.
- DanielSí, Lucía, el diseño es muy eficiente.Yes, Lucía, the design is very efficient.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “gigawatt” translations and entries gigavatio, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
