prendedor

Portuguese

Etymology

From prender +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾẽ.deˈdoʁ/ [pɾẽ.deˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾẽ.deˈdoʁ/ [pɾẽ.deˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾẽ.deˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾẽ.deˈdoʁ/ [pɾẽ.deˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾẽ.deˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾẽ.dɨˈdoɾ/ [pɾẽ.dɨˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾẽ.dɨˈdoɾ/ [pɾẽ.dɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾẽ.dɨˈdo.ɾi/ [pɾẽ.dɨˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: pren‧de‧dor

Noun

prendedor m (plural prendedores)

1. arrester, seizer, fastener
2. Ellipsis of prendedor de roupa (“clothes peg”).

   Synonyms: pregador, (Brazil) grampo, (Brazil) mola, (Portugal) [Term?]

3. Ellipsis of prendedor de cabelo (“hair clip”).

Derived terms

• prendedor de cabelo
• prendedor de gravata
• prendedor de papel
• prendedor de roupa

Adjective

prendedor (feminine prendedora, masculine plural prendedores, feminine plural prendedoras)

1. that arrests, seizes or fastens

Further reading

• “prendedor”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From prender +‎ -dor.

Noun

prendedor m (plural prendedores)

1. button (a badge worn on clothes)
2. barrette

Further reading

• “prendedor”, 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