apisonadora

Spanish

A road roller

Etymology

From apisonar +‎ -dora.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /apisonaˈdoɾa/ [a.pi.so.naˈð̞o.ɾa]
Rhymes: -oɾa
Syllabification: a‧pi‧so‧na‧do‧ra

Noun

apisonadora f (plural apisonadoras)

(Spain) road roller, steamroller
Synonyms: (Latin America) aplanadora, compactador, compactadora
(colloquial, figurative) bulldozer (one who bulldozes)
El partido en el poder, con mayoría absoluta, gobernaba como una apisonadora.
The party in power, with an absolute majority, ruled like a bulldozer.

Further reading

“apisonadora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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