aplanadora

Catalan

Etymology

From aplanar +‎ -dora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.plə.nəˈðo.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.pla.naˈðo.ɾa]

Noun

aplanadora f (plural aplanadores)

1. (metalworking) rolling mill
2. (agriculture) land leveller

Further reading

• “aplanadora” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

A road roller

Etymology

From aplanar +‎ -dora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aplanaˈdoɾa/ [a.pla.naˈð̞o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: a‧pla‧na‧do‧ra

Noun

aplanadora f (plural aplanadoras)

1. (Latin America) road roller, steamroller

   Synonyms: apisonadora, compactador, compactadora

Further reading

• “aplanador”, 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