llavero

Spanish

Etymology

From llave +‎ -ero. Compare Portuguese chaveiro, Galician chaveiro, Catalan clauer, French clavier, Italian chiavaio; cf. also Late Latin clavarius.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ʝaˈbeɾo/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈβ̞e.ɾo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ʎaˈbeɾo/ [ʎaˈβ̞e.ɾo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ʃaˈbeɾo/ [ʃaˈβ̞e.ɾo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ʒaˈbeɾo/ [ʒaˈβ̞e.ɾo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: lla‧ve‧ro

Noun

llavero m (plural llaveros)

  1. keyring, keychain, keyfob
  2. key holder (a holder for keys for wall)
    Synonym: cuelga llaves

Noun

llavero m (plural llaveros, feminine llavera, feminine plural llaveras)

  1. keyholder, claviger (person in charge of keys for a given location)

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