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

  • 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

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: destornilyador

Further reading

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