cuentagotas
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of cuenta (“to count”) + gotas (“drops”); compare French compte-goutte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwentaˈɡotas/ [kwẽn̪.t̪aˈɣ̞o.t̪as]
- Rhymes: -otas
- Syllabification: cuen‧ta‧go‧tas
Noun
cuentagotas m (plural cuentagotas)
Derived terms
- a cuentagotas
- con cuentagotas
Further reading
- “cuentagotas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024