sujetapapeles

Spanish

Paper clips

Binder clips

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of sujeta (“to hold, to secure”) +‎ papeles (“papers”).

Noun

sujetapapeles m (plural sujetapapeles)

1. paper clip

   Synonym: clip

2. binder clip

   Synonym: pinza sujetapapeles

Further reading

• “sujetapapeles”, 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