destapacaños
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of destapa + caños (“tubes, pipes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desˌtapaˈkaɲos/ [d̪esˌt̪a.paˈka.ɲos]
- Rhymes: -aɲos
- Syllabification: des‧ta‧pa‧ca‧ños
Noun
destapacaños m (plural destapacaños)
- (Mexico) plunger
- Synonyms: sopapa, desatascador, destupidor, sopapo, chupón, chuclete, chupa, ventosa
Related terms
Further reading
- “destapacaños”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010