cuentagotas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of cuenta (“to count”) +‎ gotas (“drops”); compare French compte-goutte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwentaˈɡotas/ [kwẽn̪.t̪aˈɣ̞o.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -otas
• Syllabification: cuen‧ta‧go‧tas

Noun

cuentagotas m (plural cuentagotas)

1. dropper

Derived terms

• a cuentagotas
• con cuentagotas

 

Further reading

• “cuentagotas”, 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