tlapalería

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tlapalli (“dye, ink, paint”) +‎ -ería.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tlapaleˈɾia/ [t̪la.pa.leˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: tla‧pa‧le‧rí‧a

Noun

tlapalería f (plural tlapalerías)

1. (Mexico) hardware store, paint store

   Synonym: ferretería

Related terms

• tlapalero

 

Further reading

• “tlapalería”, 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