grapadora

Catalan

Alternative forms

• engrapadora

Etymology

From grapar +‎ -dora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾə.pəˈðo.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡɾa.paˈðo.ɾa]

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Noun

grapadora f (plural grapadores)

1. stapler

Further reading

• “grapadora”, 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
• “grapadora”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Spanish

Etymology

From grapar +‎ -dora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾapaˈdoɾa/ [ɡɾa.paˈð̞o.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: gra‧pa‧do‧ra

Noun

grapadora f (plural grapadoras)

1. (chiefly Spain) stapler

   Synonyms: (Argentina, Uruguay) abrochadora, engrampadora, (Chile) corchetera, (Colombia) cosedora, (Colombian Atlantic Coast, Mexico, Venezuela) engrapadora, (Cuba) presilladora, (Peru) engrapador

Further reading

• “grapadora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024