destornillador

Spanish

Etymology

From destornillar, from desatornillar, from tornillo, from torno, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos), from Proto-Indo-European *torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, bore, twist”).

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /destoɾniʝaˈdoɾ/ [d̪es.t̪oɾ.ni.ʝaˈð̞oɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /destoɾniʎaˈdoɾ/ [d̪es.t̪oɾ.ni.ʎaˈð̞oɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /destoɾniʃaˈdoɾ/ [d̪es.t̪oɾ.ni.ʃaˈð̞oɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /destoɾniʒaˈdoɾ/ [d̪es.t̪oɾ.ni.ʒaˈð̞oɾ]

  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧tor‧ni‧lla‧dor

Noun

destornillador m (plural destornilladores)

  1. screwdriver (a tool used to turn screws)
    Synonym: (Mexico) desarmador

Further reading
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