esmocadores
Catalan
Etymology
From esmocar + -dora. Plurale tantum by analogy with tisores.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əz.mu.kəˈðo.ɾəs]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əz.mo.kəˈðo.ɾəs]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ez.mo.kaˈðo.ɾes]
Noun
esmocadores f pl (plural only)
- candle snuffer (pair of scissors used for trimming wicks)
Further reading
- “esmocadores”, 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