grapadora

Catalan

Alternative forms

• engrapadora

Etymology

From grapar +‎ -dora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾə.pəˈðo.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡɾa.paˈðo.ɾa]

Noun

grapadora f (plural grapadores)

1. stapler

Further reading

• “grapadora” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “grapadora”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

From grapar +‎ -dora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾapaˈdoɾa/ [ɡɾa.paˈð̞o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: gra‧pa‧do‧ra

Noun

grapadora f (plural grapadoras)

1. (chiefly Spain) stapler

   Synonyms: (Argentina, Uruguay) abrochadora, engrampadora, (Chile) corchetera, (Colombia) cosedora, (Colombian Atlantic Coast, Mexico, Venezuela) engrapadora, (Cuba) presilladora, (Peru) engrapador

Further reading

• “grapadora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28