aspersor

English

Noun

aspersor (plural aspersors)

  1. Alternative form of asperser

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin aspersus + -or.

Pronunciation

Noun

aspersor m (plural aspersors)

  1. (agriculture) sprinkler (rotation device used to irrigate crops)

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /as.peʁˈsoʁ/ [as.pehˈsoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /as.peɾˈsoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʃ.peʁˈsoʁ/ [aʃ.peχˈsoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /as.peɻˈsoɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐʃ.pɨɾˈsoɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐʃ.pɨɾˈso.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: as‧per‧sor

Noun

aspersor m (plural aspersores)

  1. (agriculture) sprinkler (rotation device used to irrigate crops)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aspersoir.

Noun

aspersor n (plural aspersoare)

  1. sprinkler

Declension

Spanish

Sprinklers spraying water to irrigate vine plants in a vineyard

Etymology

From Latin aspersus + -or. Compare English asperser.

Adjective

aspersor (feminine aspersora, masculine plural aspersores, feminine plural aspersoras)

  1. sprinkling

Noun

aspersor m (plural aspersores)

  1. sprinkler (device used to spray water in the air)
    • 2015 July 24, “Algunas maneras de vivir”, in El País:
      A primera hora de la tarde, cuando los aspersores para refrescarse aún no funcionaban, el calor era propio del Sahel.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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