amortiguador

Spanish

Etymology

From amortiguar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amoɾtiɡwaˈdoɾ/ [a.moɾ.t̪i.ɣ̞waˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: a‧mor‧ti‧gua‧dor

Adjective

amortiguador (feminine amortiguadora, masculine plural amortiguadores, feminine plural amortiguadoras)

1. softening, muffling

Noun

amortiguador m (plural amortiguadores)

1. shock absorber
2. buffer of a railway vehicle

Further reading

• “amortiguador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014