sapador

Catalan

Etymology

From sapa.

Noun

sapador m (plural sapadors)

1. (military) sapper (soldier responsible for digging underground galleries)

Further reading

• “sapador” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “sapador”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From sapar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈdoʁ/ [sa.paˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈdoʁ/ [sa.paˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈdoʁ/ [sa.paˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.pɐˈdoɾ/ [sɐ.pɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.pɐˈdoɾ/ [sɐ.pɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.pɐˈdo.ɾi/ [sɐ.pɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: sa‧pa‧dor

Noun

sapador m (plural sapadores)

1. (military) sapper (soldier responsible for digging underground galleries)