detonador
Asturian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /detonaˈdoɾ/ [d̪e.t̪o.naˈð̞oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: de‧to‧na‧dor
Noun
detonador m (plural detonadores)
- detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device)
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [də.tu.nəˈðo]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [də.to.nəˈðo]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [de.to.naˈðoɾ]
Adjective
detonador (feminine detonadora, masculine plural detonadors, feminine plural detonadores)
Noun
detonador m (plural detonadors)
- detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device)
- (figurative) trigger, cause (an event that initiates others, or incites a response)
- Synonym: detonant
Further reading
- “detonador”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “detonador”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “detonador” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “detonador” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Adjective
detonador (feminine detonadora, masculine plural detonadores, feminine plural detonadoras)
Noun
detonador m (plural detonadores)
- detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device)
- (figurative) trigger, cause (an event that initiates others, or incites a response)
- Synonyms: detonante, desencadenante
Further reading
- “detonador” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
- “detonador”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.to.naˈdoʁ/ [de.to.naˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.to.naˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.to.naˈdoʁ/ [de.to.naˈdoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.to.naˈdoɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.tu.nɐˈdoɾ/ [dɨ.tu.nɐˈðoɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.tu.nɐˈdo.ɾi/ [dɨ.tu.nɐˈðo.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: de‧to‧na‧dor
Adjective
detonador (feminine detonadora, masculine plural detonadores, feminine plural detonadoras)
Noun
detonador m (plural detonadores)
- detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device)
Further reading
- “detonador”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “detonador”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “detonador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /detonaˈdoɾ/ [d̪e.t̪o.naˈð̞oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: de‧to‧na‧dor
Adjective
detonador (feminine detonadora, masculine plural detonadores, feminine plural detonadoras)
Noun
detonador m (plural detonadores)
- detonator (device used to detonate an explosive device)
- (figurative) trigger, cause (an event that initiates others, or incites a response)
- Synonyms: detonante, desencadeante
Related terms
Further reading
- “detonador”, 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