picaporte

Galician

Etymology

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Noun

picaporte m (plural picaportes)

1. door handle (the lever type)

   Synonym: manubrio

2. knocker, door knocker

   Synonyms: aldraba, armela, batedor, chamador, petador

Further reading

• “picaporte”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan picaportes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pikaˈpoɾte/ [pi.kaˈpoɾ.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -oɾte
• Syllabification: pi‧ca‧por‧te

Noun

picaporte m (plural picaportes)

1. doorknob, door handle

   Synonyms: pomo, perilla

2. knocker, door knocker

Further reading

• “picaporte”, 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