sacapuntas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of saca (“to remove”) +‎ puntas (“tips”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsakaˈpuntas/ [ˌsa.kaˈpũn̪.t̪as]

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• Rhymes: -untas
• Syllabification: sa‧ca‧pun‧tas

Noun

sacapuntas m (plural sacapuntas)

1. pencil sharpener, sharpener

Further reading

• “sacapuntas”, 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