lapicero

Spanish

Mi lapicero tiene muchos lápices. ― My pencil pot has many pencils.

Etymology

From lápiz (“pencil”) +‎ -ero (relatonal suffx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /lapiˈθeɾo/ [la.piˈθe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /lapiˈseɾo/ [la.piˈse.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: la‧pi‧ce‧ro

Noun

lapicero m (plural lapiceros)

1. pencil holder, pencil pot
2. pencil box, pencil case

   Synonyms: estuche, estuche escolar, cartuchera

3. pencil

   Synonym: lápiz

4. (Central America, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, south and southwestern Mexico, Peru, Venezuela) pen

   Synonyms: bolígrafo, boli

5. (central Mexico) mechanical pencil (Canada, US), propelling pencil (UK)

   Synonyms: portaminas, lápiz mecánico

Further reading

• “lapicero”, 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