calculadora

Portuguese

Etymology

From calcular (“calculate”) + -dora.

Pronunciation

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• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaw.ku.laˈdo.ɾɐ/ [kaʊ̯.ku.laˈdo.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaw.ku.laˈdo.ɾɐ/ [kaʊ̯.ku.laˈdo.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaw.ku.laˈdo.ɾa/ [kaʊ̯.ku.laˈdo.ɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kal.ku.lɐˈdo.ɾɐ/ [kaɫ.ku.lɐˈðo.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: cal‧cu‧la‧do‧ra

Noun

calculadora f (plural calculadoras)

1. calculator (electronic device that performs mathematical calculations)
2. female equivalent of calculador

Related terms

• calcular, cálculo
• ábaco

Further reading

• “calculadora”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “calculadora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From calcular +‎ -dora; presumably feminine by agreement with máquina. Compare lavadora, secadora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalkulaˈdoɾa/ [kal.ku.laˈð̞o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: cal‧cu‧la‧do‧ra

Noun

calculadora f (plural calculadoras)

1. calculator

Related terms

• calculador

Adjective

calculadora f

1. feminine singular of calculador

Further reading

• “calculador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025