encendedor

Spanish

Etymology

From encender ‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /enθendeˈdoɾ/ [ẽn̟.θẽn̪.d̪eˈð̞oɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ensendeˈdoɾ/ [ẽn.sẽn̪.d̪eˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: en‧cen‧de‧dor

Noun

encendedor m (plural encendedores)

1. lighter (fire making device)

   Synonyms: mechero (Spain), briquet (Colombia), yesquero (Venezuela), lighter (Panama, Puerto Rico), fosforera (Cuba)

Further reading

• “encendedor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28