picaporte

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan picaportes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pikaˈpoɾte/ [pi.kaˈpoɾ.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -oɾte
• Syllabification: pi‧ca‧por‧te

Noun

picaporte m (plural picaportes)

1. doorknob, door handle

   Synonyms: pomo, perilla

2. knocker, door knocker

Further reading

• “picaporte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28